Comorbidity of Anxiety and Conduct Problems in Children: Implications for Clinical Research and Practice

Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 333-347

  Cunningham, Natoshia Raishevich ^a   Ollendick, Thomas H ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Comorbidity; Conduct problems; Oppositional defiant disorder

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COMORBIDITY; CONDUCT DISORDER; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; PARENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; ATTENTION DEFICIT AND DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; CONDUCT DISORDER; HUMANS; PARENTING; PARENTS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 78549274710     PISSN: 10964037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10567-010-0077-9     Document Type: Review

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