School-based prevention of anxiety and depression: A pilot study in Sweden

Advances in School Mental Health Promotion

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 246-257

  Ahlen, Johan ^a   Breitholtz, Elisabeth ^b   Barrett, Paula M ^c   Gallegos, Julia ^d  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry ^*  (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DE MONTERREY   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Prevention; Primary school children

Indexed keywords

EID: 84906081480     PISSN: 1754730X     EISSN: 20498535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1754730X.2012.730352     Document Type: Article

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