TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2008//
TI  - The FRIENDS emotional health prevention programme: 12 month follow-up of a universal UK school based trial
JO  - European child and adolescent psychiatry
A1  - Stallard, Paul
A1  - Simpson, Neil
A1  - Anderson, Scott K.
A1  - Goddard, Meghan
SP  - 283
EP  - 289
VL  - 17
IS  - 5
N2  - A universal cognitive behaviour therapy emotional health programme, FRIENDS, was provided in schools by trained school nurses to 106 children aged 9/10. Anxiety and self-esteem were re-assessed in 63 children one year after completing the programme. The significant improvements in emotional health identified 3 months after FRIENDS were maintained 12 month after completing the programme. Of the 9 children identified at baseline as high risk, 6 (67%) had moved into the low risk category by the 12 month follow-up. Of the low risk children, none had become high risk by follow-up. The study conclusions are limited by a small sample size and the absence of a comparison group. They are however consistent with previous studies and suggest that FRIENDS delivered in schools as a universal intervention can have a significant medium term effect upon emotional health.<p /> <p>Language: en</p> 
LA  - en
SN  - 1018-8827
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00787-007-0665-5
ID  - ref1
ER  -