Prevalence of depressive symptoms among urban adolescents in South India

Journal of Indian Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 33-43

  Mohanraj, Rani ^a   Subbaiah, Karunanidhi ^a  

^a Samarth   (India)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Depressive symptoms; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CRYING; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; IRRITABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SADNESS; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF ACCUSATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 80955164535     PISSN: 09731342     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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