A multi-level developmental approach towards understanding adolescent mental health and behaviour: rationale, design and methods of the LIFECOURSE study in Iceland | Zendy

Thorhildur Halldorsdottir | Zendy; Álfgeir L. Kristjánsson | Zendy; Bryndís Björk Ásgeirsdóttir | Zendy; Ingibjörg Eva Þórisdóttir | Zendy; Jón Sigfússon | Zendy; Erla Maria Jonsdottir Tolgyes | Zendy; Heiðdís Valdimarsdóttir | Zendy; John P. Allegrante | Zendy; Inga Dóra Sigfúsdóttir | Zendy

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A multi-level developmental approach towards understanding adolescent mental health and behaviour: rationale, design and methods of the LIFECOURSE study in Iceland

Author(s) -

Thorhildur Halldorsdottir,

Álfgeir L. Kristjánsson,

Bryndís Björk Ásgeirsdóttir,

Ingibjörg Eva Þórisdóttir,

Jón Sigfússon,

Erla Maria Jonsdottir Tolgyes,

Heiðdís Valdimarsdóttir,

John P. Allegrante,

Inga Dóra Sigfúsdóttir

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.863

H-Index - 121

eISSN - 1433-9285

pISSN - 0933-7954

DOI - 10.1007/s00127-020-01995-6

Subject(s) - psychosocial , mental health , icelandic , public health , population , medicine , psychology , research design , data collection , gerontology , psychiatry , environmental health , social science , linguistics , philosophy , statistics , nursing , mathematics , sociology

Identifying and understanding modifiable risk and protective factors that can inform early detection and intervention to prevent adolescent emotional problems and harmful behaviours is among the most pressing modern-day public health challenges. This paper describes the rationale, objectives, methods, and anticipated outcomes of the LIFECOURSE study, a multi-level, bio-psychosocial prospective study designed to advance our understanding of factors that shape adolescent mental health and behaviour.

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