Depression and anxiety among Grade 11 and 12 learners attending schools in central Bloemfontein

South African Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 84-88

  Strydom, M A A ^a   Pretorius, P J ^a   Joubert, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

^b Faculty of Health Sciences   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; COPING BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; FRIEND; HOME STRESS; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCHOOLWORK; SELF ASSESSMENT RATING SCALE; SKILL; SOUTH AFRICA; STRESS; TEACHER; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84866975856     PISSN: 16089685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7196/SAJP.356     Document Type: Article

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