Psychotherapy of childhood anxiety disorders: A meta-analysis

Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 15-24

  In Albon, Tina ^a   Schneider, Silvia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Child psychotherapy evaluation; Childhood anxiety disorders; Treatment evaluation

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LITERATURE; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ANXIETY DISORDERS; CHILD; HUMANS; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

EID: 33645088594     PISSN: 00333190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000096361     Document Type: Article

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