Play therapy applied by parents for children with darkness phobia: Comparison of two programmes

Child and Family Behavior Therapy

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 19-35

  Santacruz, Isabel ^a   Méndez, Francisco J ^a,b   Sánchez Meca, Julio ^b  

^a Department of Personality Assessment and Psychological Treatment ^*  (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bibliotherapy and games; Childhood; Darkness phobia; Emotive performances; Parent training; Play therapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745442808     PISSN: 07317107     EISSN: 1545228X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J019v28n01_02     Document Type: Article

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