Annotation: Treatment of childhood phobias

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 389-400

  King, Neville J ^a   Ollendick, Thomas H ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Monash University ^*

Author keywords

Adolescents; Children; Phobias; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FAMILY THERAPY; HUMAN; PHOBIA; REVIEW; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; INFANT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031135651     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.1997.tb01524.x     Document Type: Review

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