Dismantling anger control training for children: A randomized pilot study of social problem-solving versus social skills training components

Behavior Therapy

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 15-23

  Sukhodolsky, Denis G ^a,e   Golub, Arthur ^b   Stone, Erin C ^b,c   Orban, Lisa ^d  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANGER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROL SYSTEM; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; MALE; PEER GROUP; PILOT STUDY; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROVOCATION TEST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SKILL; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL PROBLEM; TECHNIQUE; TRAINING;

EID: 31444440256     PISSN: 00057894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0005-7894(05)80050-4     Document Type: Article

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