Well-being therapy in school settings: A pilot study

Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 331-336

  Ruini, Chiara ^a   Belaise, Carlotta ^a   Brombin, Chiara ^b   Caffo, Ernesto ^c   Fava, Giovanni A ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Affective disorders, prevention; Children; Psychological well being; School; Well being therapy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KELLNER SYMPTOM QUESTIONNAIRE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOBIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; RYFF PSYCHOLOGICAL WELLBEING SCALES; SCHOOL; SELF CONCEPT; STUDENT; WELLBEING; WELLBEING THERAPY;

ADOLESCENT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MOOD DISORDERS; PILOT PROJECTS; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SCHOOLS;

EID: 33750069151     PISSN: 00333190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000095438     Document Type: Article

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