Intervention groups for adolescents with conduct problems: Is aggregation harmful or helpful?

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 349-362

  Mager, Wendy ^a   Milich, Richard ^a   Harris, Monica J ^a   Howard, Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conduct problems; Deviancy training; Group intervention; Iatrogenic effects; Secondary prevention

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CONDUCT DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PROBLEM SOLVING; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; TEACHER; TRAINING;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CONDUCT DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; PEER GROUP; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 18744380984     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-005-3572-6     Document Type: Article

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