Youth depression in the family context: Familial risk factors and models of treatment

Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 203-219

  Sander, Janay B ^a   McCarty, Carolyn A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Childhood; Depression; Family risk factors; Parent factors; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ADOLESCENT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 33644629018     PISSN: 10964037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10567-005-6666-3     Document Type: Article

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