Reduction in adolescent depression after contact with mental health services: a longitudinal cohort study in the UK

The Lancet Psychiatry

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 120-127

  Neufeld, Sharon A S ^a   Dunn, Valerie J ^a   Jones, Peter B ^a   Croudace, Tim J ^b   Goodyer, Ian M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FOLLOW UP; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MOOD AND FEELINGS QUESTIONNAIRE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPENSITY SCORE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHEDULE FOR AFFECTIVE DISORDERS AND SCHIZOPHRENIA; UNITED KINGDOM; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PROPENSITY SCORE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 85009433463     PISSN: 22150366     EISSN: 22150374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2215-0366(17)30002-0     Document Type: Article

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