Effectiveness of a multiple family group intervention for juvenile first offenders in reducing parent stress

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 443-459

  Caldwell, Christopher Les ^a   Horne, Arthur M ^b   Davidson, Bernard ^c   Quinn, William H ^d  

^a Advantage Behavioral Health   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Family intervention; Juvenile delinquency; Parental stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248150520     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10826-006-9097-y     Document Type: Article

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