The Effects of Mothers' Depression on the Behavioral Assessment of Disruptive Child Behavior

Child and Family Behavior Therapy

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 39-63

  McFarland, Margaret L ^a   Sanders, Matthew R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ages 3 to 8 years; Assessment; Behavioral observations; Disruptive child behavior; Internalizing disorders; Parents' depression

Indexed keywords

EID: 0242425211     PISSN: 07317107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J019v25n03_04     Document Type: Article

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