Mediators of Change for Multisystemic Therapy With Juvenile Sexual Offenders

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 451-462

  Henggeler, Scott W ^a   Letourneau, Elizabeth J ^a   Chapman, Jason E ^a   Borduin, Charles M ^b   Schewe, Paul A ^c   McCart, Michael R ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescent sexual offenders; evidence based practice; mediators of change; multisystemic therapy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JUVENILE; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEER GROUP; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL CRIME; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SYSTEMIC THERAPY;

EID: 66949173127     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0013971     Document Type: Article

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