Randomised controlled trial of school-based humanistic counselling for emotional distress in young people: Feasibility study and preliminary indications of efficacy

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health

Volumn 4, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Cooper, Mick ^a   Rowland, Nancy ^b   McArthur, Katherine ^a   Pattison, Susan ^c   Cromarty, Karen ^b   Richards, Kaye ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy   (United Kingdom)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EFFECT SIZE; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; STRENGTHS AND DIFFICULTIES QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 77951036602     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17532000     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1753-2000-4-12     Document Type: Article

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