Study design of 'FRIENDS for Life': Process and effect evaluation of an indicated school-based prevention programme for childhood anxiety and depression

BMC Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Kösters, Mia P ^a   Chinapaw, Mai J M ^b   Zwaanswijk, Marieke ^c   Van Der Wal, Marcel F ^a   Utens, Elisabeth M W J ^d   Koot, Hans M ^e  

^a DEPARTMENT OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^d SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^e VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Children; Cognitive behavioural therapy; Depression; FRIENDS for Life; Prevention; School based intervention

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MALE; NETHERLANDS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SCHOOL;

ANXIETY; CHILD; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PARENTS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SCHOOLS;

EID: 84857910491     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-86     Document Type: Review

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