Primary and secondary effects of parenting and stress management interventions for parents of children with developmental disabilities: A meta-analysis

Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 357-369

  Singer, George H S ^a   Ethridge, Brandy L ^a   Aldana, Sandra I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Developmental disability; Evidence based treatment; Meta analysis; Parent training; Stress management; Treatment efficacy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; META ANALYSIS; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PARENTING EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARD; STRESS MANAGEMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WELLBEING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CHILD; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DEPRESSION; EDUCATION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; MOTHERS; PARENTS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 36348998627     PISSN: 10804013     EISSN: 10982779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrdd.20175     Document Type: Article

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