Brief cognitive-behavioural therapy for children with anxiety disorders: Initial evaluation of a program designed for clinic settings

Behaviour Change

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 27-53

  Girling Butcher, Robyn D ^a   Ronan, Kevin R ^b  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Childhood anxiety; Parent involvement; Single case evaluation

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PARENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT;

EID: 67149130228     PISSN: 08134839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/bech.26.1.27     Document Type: Article

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