Depression in pediatric care: Is the WHO-Five Well-Being Index a valid screening instrument for children and adolescents?

General Hospital Psychiatry

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 234-241

  Allgaier, Antje Kathrin ^a   Pietsch, Kathrin ^a   Frühe, Barbara ^a   Prast, Emilie ^a   Sigl Glöckner, Johanna ^a   Schulte Körne, Gerd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Depression; Pediatric Care; Screening; Validity; WHO 5

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MINOR DEPRESSION; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PEDIATRICIAN; PEDIATRICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PSYCHIATRIC PROCEDURES; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDITY; WHO FIVE WELL BEING INDEX;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GERMANY; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84860359451     PISSN: 01638343     EISSN: 18737714     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2012.01.007     Document Type: Article

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