Childhood fears and phobias: Assessment and treatment

Child and Adolescent Mental Health

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 50-56

  King, Neville J ^a   Muris, Peter ^b   Ollendick, Thomas H ^c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Childhood fears and phobias; Treatment

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; CLOMIPRAMINE; FLUOXETINE;

ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDER; BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FAMILY THERAPY; FEAR; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PANIC; PHOBIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHODYNAMICS; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; TASK PERFORMANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 28444488372     PISSN: 1475357X     EISSN: 14753588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-3588.2005.00118.x     Document Type: Review

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