Stepped care cognitive behavioural therapy for children with anxiety disorders: A new treatment approach

Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 55-75

  Van Der Leeden, Adelinde J M ^a   Van Widenfelt, Brigit M ^a   Van Der Leeden, Rien ^b   Liber, Juliette M ^a   Utens, Elisabeth M W J ^c   Treffers, Philip D A ^a  

^a Acad Ctr Child and Adol Psychiat   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

childhood anxiety disorders; cognitive behaviour therapy; Stepped care

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EDUCATION; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; NETHERLANDS; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CHILD; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; COMMUNICATION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EDUCATION; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPLOSIVE THERAPY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PARENTING; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP;

EID: 79951855210     PISSN: 13524658     EISSN: 14691833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1352465810000500     Document Type: Article

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