Anger and violence prevention: Enhancing treatment effects through booster sessions

Education and Treatment of Children

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-14

  Bundy, Alysha ^a   Mc Whirter, Paula T ^b   Mc Whirter, J Jeffries ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anger control; Anger management; At risk youth; Booster sessions; Violence prevention

Indexed keywords

EID: 78751504789     PISSN: 07488491     EISSN: 19348924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/etc.2011.0001     Document Type: Article

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