The NIMH methods for the epidemiology of child and adolescent mental disorders (MECA) study: Background and methodology

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 855-864

  Lahey, Benjamin B ^a   Flagg, Elaine W ^b   Bird, Hector R ^d   Schwab Stone, Mary E ^e   Canino, Glorisa ^f   Dulcan, Mina K ^c   Leaf, Philip J ^g   Davies, Mark ^d   Brogan, Donna ^b   Bourdon, Karen ⁱ   Horwitz, Sarah McCue ^e   Rubio Stipec, Maritza ^f   Freeman, Daniel H ^h   Lichtman, Judith H ^e   Shaffer, David ^d   Goodman, Sherryl H ^b   Narrow, William E ⁱ   Weissman, Myrna M ^d   Kandel, Denise B ^d   Jensen, Peter S ⁱ   Richters, John E ⁱ   Regier, Darrel A ⁱ   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^e YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^g JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

ⁱ NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

epidemiology; mental disorders; service utilization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DYSTHYMIA; FEEDING DISORDER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIC DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS; MASS SCREENING; MINIMAL BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; OBSESSION; PHOBIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 8944225024     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004583-199607000-00011     Document Type: Article

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