Where to go from Here? An Exploratory Meta-Analysis of the Most Promising Approaches to Depression Prevention Programs for Children and Adolescents

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 4758-4795

  Hetrick, Sarah E ^a   Cox, Georgina R ^a   Merry, Sally N ^b  

^a THE NATIONAL CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE IN YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Children; Depressive disorder; Evidence based practice; Meta analysis; Prevention

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; DISEASE TREATMENT; HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH; META-ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG POPULATION;

ADOLESCENCE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BIBLIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL THERAPY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; STRESS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; MALE; META ANALYSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84929340163     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph120504758     Document Type: Review

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