Efficacy of a brief school-based program for selective prevention of childhood anxiety

Anxiety, Stress and Coping

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 71-85

  Balle, Maria ^a   Tortella Feliu, Miquel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Anxiety sensitivity; Childhood; Randomized controlled trial; Risk; Selective prevention

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; CHILD; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOLS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 71549164351     PISSN: 10615806     EISSN: 14772205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10615800802590652     Document Type: Article

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