Mood assessment via animated characters: A novel instrument to evaluate feelings in young children with anxiety disorders

Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 380-389

  Manassis, Katharina ^a   Mendlowitz, Sandra ^a   Kreindler, David ^a   Lumsden, Charles ^b   Sharpe, Jason ^b   Simon, Mark D ^b   Woolridge, Nicholas ^b   Monga, Suneeta ^a   Adler Nevo, Gili ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

AFFECT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 70349569021     PISSN: 15374416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15374410902851655     Document Type: Article

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