Recovery among youths referred to outpatient psychotherapy: Reliable change, clinical significance, and predictors of outcome

Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 399-413

  Ash, Sarah E ^a   Weis, Robert ^a  

^a DENISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Children; Clinical significance; Psychotherapy outcomes; Reliable change

Indexed keywords

EID: 71349084621     PISSN: 07380151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10560-009-0171-3     Document Type: Article

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