Therapeutic assessment with children: A pilot study of treatment acceptability and outcome

Journal of Personality Assessment

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 238-244

  Tharinger, Deborah J ^a   Finn, Stephen E ^b   Gentry, Lauren ^a   Hamilton, Amy ^a   Fowler, Johnathan ^a   Matson, May ^a   Krumholz, Lauren ^a   Walkowiak, Jenifer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b Center for Therapeutic Assessment   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; EMOTIONALITY; FAMILY FUNCTIONING; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTHER; PARENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THERAPEUTIC ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; AFFECT; CAREGIVER; CHILD PARENT RELATION; HOSPITALIZATION; MATERNAL AGE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERSONALITY DISORDER; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; HUMANS; MATERNAL AGE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PILOT PROJECTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL FACILITATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 68549085283     PISSN: 00223891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223890902794275     Document Type: Article

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