The longitudinal BELLA study: design, methods and first results on the course of mental health problems

European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 651-663

  Ravens Sieberer, Ulrike ^a   Otto, Christiane ^a   Kriston, Levente ^a   Rothenberger, Aribert ^b   Döpfner, Manfred ^c   Herpertz Dahlmann, Beate ^d   Barkmann, Claus ^a   Schön, Gerhard ^a   Hölling, Heike ^e   Schulte Markwort, Michael ^a   Klasen, Fionna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

^e ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

BELLA study; Children and adolescents; Cohort; Germany; Longitudinal study; Mental health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ADULTHOOD; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; SCHOOL CHILD; GERMANY; HEALTH SURVEY; MENTAL DISORDERS; PROCEDURES; TRENDS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERMANY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84930272115     PISSN: 10188827     EISSN: 1435165X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00787-014-0638-4     Document Type: Article

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