Evaluation of a Voluntary Military-Style Residential Treatment Program for Youths With Conduct Problems: 6- and 36-Month Outcomes

Psychological Services

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 139-153

  Weis, Robert ^a   Toolis, Erin E ^a  

^a DENISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescents; conduct problems; military; residential treatment; treatment outcomes

Indexed keywords

EID: 65649094127     PISSN: 15411559     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0015307     Document Type: Article

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