Observing a decline in general school functioning associated with depressive disorders in children – a potential role for teachers?
| dc.contributor.author | Van der Westhuizen, Deborah | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kruger, Christa | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2010-10-19T10:21:58Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2010-10-19T10:21:58Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2005-12 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Childhood depressive disorders frequently go unrecognised. This study explores how a decline in school functioning (often associated with depressive disorders) can be identified by teachers using an 8-item questionnaire. Trained teachers recognised changes in the school functioning of 165 children aged 10 - 14 years, which were associated with possible depressive disorders (‘screen positives’) as identified by the Depression Self-Rating Scale (DSRS). | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Van der Westhuizen, D & Kruger, C 2005, 'Observing a decline in general school functioning associated with depressive disorders in children - a potential role for teachers?', South African Journal of Psychiatry, vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 96-98. [http://www.sajp.org.za/index.php/sajp] | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1608-9685 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/15032 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Health and Medical Publishing Group | en_US |
| dc.rights | Health and Medical Publishing Group | en_US |
| dc.subject | Depressive disorders | en_US |
| dc.title | Observing a decline in general school functioning associated with depressive disorders in children – a potential role for teachers? | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |