It's All in the Family: Family Counseling for Depressed Children

The Family Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 222-229

  Crethar, Hugh C ^a   Snow, Kim ^b   Carlson, Jon ^a  

^a GOVERNORS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

children; depression; family therapy; integrative theories; systemic treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748034085     PISSN: 10664807     EISSN: 15523950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1066480704264345     Document Type: Article

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