The effectiveness and sustainability of a universal school-based programme for preventing depression in Chinese adolescents: A follow-up study using quasi-experimental design

PLoS ONE

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2016, Pages

  Lai, Eliza S Y ^a   Kwok, Chi Leung ^a   Wong, Paul W C ^a   Fu, King Wa ^a   Law, Yik Wa ^a   Yip, Paul S F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO MENTAL ILLNESS; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSION ANXIETY STRESS SCALE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROMOTION; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TEACHER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOLOGY; SCHOOL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84960333586     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0149854     Document Type: Article

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