Universal School-Based Depression Prevention ‘Op Volle Kracht’: a Longitudinal Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 949-961

  Tak, Yuli R ^a   Lichtwarck Aschoff, Anna ^a   Gillham, Jane E ^b,c   Van Zundert, Rinka M P ^e   Engels, Rutger C M E ^a,d  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b SWARTHMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION   (Netherlands)

^e Leer & Veerkracht ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Depression; Depressive symptoms; Universal prevention

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE;

ADOLESCENT; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 84944710466     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-015-0080-1     Document Type: Article

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