An Overview of Child Physical Abuse: Developing an Integrated Parent-Child Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment Approach

Trauma, Violence, & Abuse

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 65-85

  Runyon, Melissa K ^a   Deblinger, Esther ^a   Ryan, Erika E ^a   Thakkar Kolar, Reena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

Author keywords

child physical abuse; cognitive behavioral treatment; parent child relationships

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EDUCATION; HUMAN; PARENT; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; STANDARD; SURVIVOR; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; HUMANS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PARENTS; RECURRENCE; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SURVIVORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1642485064     PISSN: 15248380     EISSN: 15528324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1524838003259323     Document Type: Article

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