Follow-up study of ex-students of a residential school for children with emotional and behavioural difficulties in New Zealand

Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 79-93

  Hornby, Garry ^a   Witte, Chrystal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Emotional and behavioural activities; Follow up; Residential school

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CAREGIVER; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPECIAL EDUCATION;

EID: 46049107702     PISSN: 13632752     EISSN: 17412692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13632750802027598     Document Type: Article

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