Examining Outcome Variability: Correlates of Treatment Response in a Child and Adolescent Anxiety Clinic

Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 422-436

  Southam Gerow, Michael A ^a,c   Kendall, Philip C ^d   Weersing, V Robin ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AMBULATORY CARE; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AMBULATORY CARE; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOOD DISORDERS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035462570     PISSN: 15374416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15374424JCCP3003_13     Document Type: Article

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