Psychosocial treatment of children in foster care: A review

Community Mental Health Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 199-221

  Racusin, Robert ^a   Maerlender Jr , Arthur C ^a   Sengupta, Anjana ^a   Isquith, Peter K ^a   Straus, Martha B ^b  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ANTIOCH UNIVERSITY NEW ENGLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOREGULATION; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FOSTER CARE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD REACTIVE DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOSTER HOME CARE; HUMANS; MALE; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

EID: 18244377126     PISSN: 00103853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10597-005-2656-7     Document Type: Review

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