Reducing child conduct problems and promoting social skills in a middle-income country: Cluster randomised controlled trial

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 201, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 101-108

  Baker Henningham, Helen ^a   Scott, Stephen ^b   Jones, Kelvyn ^c   Walker, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONDUCT DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; FRIENDSHIP; HUMAN; JAMAICA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; TEACHER; TEACHING;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONDUCT DISORDER; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FACULTY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; JAMAICA; MALE; PARENTS; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84863610910     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: 14721465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.111.096834     Document Type: Article

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