Anger management for adolescents: Efficacy of brief group therapy

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1409-1416

  Snyder, Karen V ^a,b   Kymissis, Paul ^a   Kessler, Karl ^a  

^a NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b WESTCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Anger management; Brief therapy; Psychiatric inpatient

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; AGGRESSION; ANGER; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SKILL; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032718132     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004583-199911000-00016     Document Type: Article

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