School-based prevention programs for depression and anxiety in adolescence: A systematic review

Health Promotion International

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 427-441

  Corrieri, Sandro ^a   Heider, Dirk ^a,b   Conrad, Ines ^a   Blume, Anne ^a   König, Hans Helmut ^b   Riedel Heller, Steffi G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Evaluation; Mental health; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; PSYCHOLOGY, ADOLESCENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 84894318641     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: 14602245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/dat001     Document Type: Article

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