Emotional expression and regulation in a school-based drama workshop for immigrant adolescents with behavioral and learning difficulties

Arts in Psychotherapy

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 329-340

  Moneta, Ilaria ^a   Rousseau, Cécile ^b  

^a MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Behavioral disorders; Dramatherapy; Emotion expression; Emotion regulation; School interventions

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; EMOTIONALITY; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INTERVENTION STUDY; LEARNING DISORDER; LEARNING STYLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOANALYSIS; PSYCHODRAMA; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; STUDENT ATTITUDE;

EID: 55149107175     PISSN: 01974556     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aip.2008.07.001     Document Type: Article

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