Moderators of treatment effectiveness for war-affected youth with depression in Northern Uganda

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 544-550

  Betancourt, Theresa S ^a   Newnham, Elizabeth A ^a,b   Brennan, Robert T ^a   Verdeli, Helen ^c,d   Borisova, Ivelina ^e   Neugebauer, Richard ^c   Bass, Judith ^f   Bolton, Paul ^f  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^d NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e SAVE THE CHILDREN   (United States)

^f JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Child soldiers; Depression; Interpersonal therapy; Treatment moderators; War

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARMY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENDER; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; JUVENILE; KIDNAPPING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLAY THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECREATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UGANDA; WAR; WAR AFFECTED YOUTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REFUGEES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UGANDA; WAR;

EID: 84869503148     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: 18791972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2012.02.010     Document Type: Article

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