Maternal insightfulness and preschoolers' emotion and behavior problems: Reciprocal influences in a therapeutic preschool program

Infant Mental Health Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 352-367

  Oppenheim, David ^a   Goldsmith, Douglas ^b   Koren Karie, Nina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b Children's Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; HUMAN; INTROSPECTION; MOTHER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 33748988339     PISSN: 01639641     EISSN: 10970355     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/imhj.20010     Document Type: Article

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