Psychoeducation: A promising intervention strategy for families of children and adolescents with mood disorders

Contemporary Family Therapy

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 371-383

  Fristad, Mary A ^a   Gavazzi, Stephen M ^b   Centolella, Diane M ^b   Soldano, Kitty W ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Childhood depression; Expressed emotion; Family therapy; Psychoeducation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030514640     PISSN: 08922764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02197048     Document Type: Article

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