Iatrogenic effects of group treatment for antisocial youth

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1036-1044

  Weiss, Bahr ^a   Caron, Annalise ^a,b   Ball, Shelly ^a   Tapp, Julie ^a   Johnson, Margaret ^a   Weisz, John R ^c  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Antisocial; Group treatment; Iatrogenic effects

Indexed keywords

ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CODING; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; COUNSELING; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; META ANALYSIS; PEER GROUP; PROBATION; RECIDIVISM; REINFORCEMENT; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; SMOKING; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; HUMANS; PEER GROUP; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 31544457041     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-006X.73.6.1036     Document Type: Review

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