Interventions for Depression Symptoms Among Adolescent Survivors of War and Displacement in Northern Uganda
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Interventions for depression symptoms among adolescent survivors of war and displacement in northern Uganda: a randomized controlled trial.
CONTEXT Prior qualitative work with internally displaced persons in war-affected northern Uganda showed significant mental health and psychosocial problems. OBJECTIVE To assess effect of locally feasible interventions on depression, anxiety, and conduct problem symptoms among adolescent survivors of war and displacement in northern Uganda. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS A randomized cont...
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عنوان ژورنال: JAMA
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0098-7484
DOI: 10.1001/jama.298.5.519