Parent expectancies for child therapy: Assessment and relation to participation in treatment

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 155-180

  Nock, Matthew K ^a   Kazdin, Alan E ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child psychotherapy; Expectations; Parent expectancies; Participation; Premature termination

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042549893     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1016699424731     Document Type: Article

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