Epidemiology of psychiatric disorders in very young children in a Romanian pediatric setting

European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 527-535

  Gleason, Mary Margaret ^a   Zamfirescu, Andrei ^b   Egger, Helen L ^c   Nelson III, Charles A ^d   Fox, Nathan A ^e   Zeanah, Charles H ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Victor Gomoiu Children's Hospital   (Romania)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Early childhood; Epidemiology; Mental health; Preschool

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST; CHILD CARE; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PHOBIA; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; ROMANIA; SCORING SYSTEM; SLEEP DISORDER; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 84855183645     PISSN: 10188827     EISSN: 1435165X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00787-011-0214-0     Document Type: Article

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