Beyond psychotherapy: Treating abused children by changing their social ecology

Aggression and Violent Behavior

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 120-137

  Swenson, Cynthia Cupit ^a   Chaffin, Mark ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abused children; Psychotherapy; Social ecology

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; PSYCHOSTIMULANT AGENT;

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD NEGLECT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CHILD WELFARE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; ECOLOGY; FAMILY; HUMAN; INCEST; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SCHOOL; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 32444446394     PISSN: 13591789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.avb.2005.07.004     Document Type: Review

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