Practitioner Review: The effectiveness of systemic family therapy for children and adolescents

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 573-586

  Cottrell, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Children; Family therapy; Outcome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONDUCT DISORDER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRUG MISUSE; EATING DISORDER; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY THERAPY; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PSYCHOANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTEMIC THERAPY; THEORY; ADDICTION; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; EATING DISORDERS; FAMILY THERAPY; HUMANS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0036633033     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1469-7610.00047     Document Type: Review

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