Universal Prevention for Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms in Children: A Meta-analysis of Randomized and Cluster-Randomized Trials

Journal of Primary Prevention

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 387-403

  Ahlen, Johan ^a   Lenhard, Fabian ^b   Ghaderi, Ata ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Children; Depression; Meta analysis; Universal prevention

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; CHILD; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; META ANALYSIS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CHILD; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HUMANS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 84947493951     PISSN: 0278095X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10935-015-0405-4     Document Type: Review

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