A group social skills intervention program for survivors of childhood brain tumors

Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1108-1118

  Barrera, M ^a,b   Schulte, F ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Intervention.; Pediatric brain tumors; Social skills

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASSERTIVENESS; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER SURVIVOR; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FRIENDSHIP; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF CONTROL; SOCIAL ADAPTATION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ASSERTIVENESS; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CEREBELLAR NEOPLASMS; CHILD; DEPRESSION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRIENDS; HUMANS; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; QUALITY OF LIFE; ROLE PLAYING; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIALIZATION; SURVIVORS;

EID: 70450205883     PISSN: 01468693     EISSN: 1465735X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsp018     Document Type: Article

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