Child-therapist alliance and clinical outcomes in cognitive behavioral therapy for child anxiety disorders

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 751-758

  Chiu, Angela W ^a   McLeod, Bryce D ^b   Har, Kim ^a   Wood, Jeffrey J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alliance; CBT; Child anxiety disorders; Therapy process

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARENT; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOTHERAPIST; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; AFFECT; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN RELATION; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CHILD; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 70349573292     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2008.01996.x     Document Type: Article

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