Validity of treatment target progress ratings as indicators of youth improvement

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 729-741

  Nakamura, Brad J ^a   Daleiden, Eric L ^b   Mueller, Charles W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b Child and Adolescent Mental Health Division   (United States)

Author keywords

Community mental health services; Idiographic assessment; Treatment outcome; Treatment planning; Validity

Indexed keywords

EID: 35248865747     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10826-006-9119-9     Document Type: Article

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