Surveillance of middle and high school mental health risk by student self-report screener

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 384-390

  Dever, Bridget V ^a   Kamphaus, Randy W ^a   Dowdy, Erin ^b   Raines, Tara C ^c   Distefano, Christine ^d  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral and Emotional Risk; Education; Psychology; School Surveillance; Universal Screening

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; EMOTION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE SCHOOL; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; SPECIAL EDUCATION; STUDENT ATTITUDE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84883623089     PISSN: 1936900X     EISSN: 19369018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2013.2.15349     Document Type: Article

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