The effects of preparing parents for child psychotherapy on accuracy of expectations and treatment attendance

Community Mental Health Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 3-16

  Shuman, Amy L ^b   Shapiro, Jeremy P ^a  

^a Applewood Centers Inc   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Attendance; Child psychotherapy; Dropout

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CONFIDENTIALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PARENTAL NOTIFICATION; PATIENT INFORMATION; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEOTAPE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; EDUCATION; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PARENT; PATIENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTERS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT DROPOUTS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

EID: 0036483115     PISSN: 00103853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1013908629870     Document Type: Article

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