A systematic review of the effectiveness of mental health promotion interventions for young people in low and middle income countries

BMC Public Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Barry, Margaret M ^a   Clarke, Aleisha M ^a   Jenkins, Rachel ^b   Patel, Vikram ^c  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Low and middle income countries; Mental health promotion; Systematic review; Young people

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POVERTY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INCOME; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; POVERTY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84883731565     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-835     Document Type: Article

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