Disguised Distress in Children and Adolescents "Flying Under The Radar": Why Psychological Problems Are Underestimated and How Schools Must Respond

Canadian Journal of School Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 12-27

  Flett, Gordon L ^a   Hewitt, Paul L ^b  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

adolescents; children; depression; perfectionistic self presentation; schools; self concealment; self stigma

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875418402     PISSN: 08295735     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0829573512468845     Document Type: Article

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