Bullying by peers in childhood and effects on psychopathology, suicidality, and criminality in adulthood

The Lancet Psychiatry

Volumn 2, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 930-941

  Klomek, Anat Brunstein ^a   Sourander, Andre ^b,c   Elonheimo, Henrik ^b  

^a INTERDISCIPLINARY CENTER   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^c TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ILLICIT DRUG;

ADULT; ADULTHOOD; BULLYING; CHILD; CRIME; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; DRUG MISUSE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEREDITY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEER GROUP; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; VICTIM; VIOLENCE; CRIME VICTIM; FEMALE; MALE; META ANALYSIS; NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGY; SUICIDE;

ADULT; BULLYING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRIME VICTIMS; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS; PATIENT OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEER GROUP; SUICIDE;

EID: 84942906999     PISSN: 22150366     EISSN: 22150374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2215-0366(15)00223-0     Document Type: Review

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