Well-being therapy in children with emotional and behavioral disturbances: A pilot investigation

Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 387-390

  Albieri, Elisa ^a   Visani, Dalila ^a   Offidani, Emanuela ^a   Ottolini, Fedra ^a   Ruini, Chiara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CONDUCT DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSLEXIA; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; WELLBEING;

CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; HUMANS; MALE; MOOD DISORDERS; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

EID: 69749112252     PISSN: 00333190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000235983     Document Type: Letter

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