Examining the potential impact of a family session in therapeutic assessment: A single-case experiment

Journal of Personality Assessment

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 204-212

  Smith, Justin D ^a,b   Nicholas, Christopher R N ^a   Handler, Leonard ^a   Nash, Michael R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EDUCATION; FAMILY THERAPY; FATHER CHILD RELATION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY;

CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FAMILY THERAPY; FATHER-CHILD RELATIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SELF CONCEPT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 79957602573     PISSN: 00223891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223891.2011.559497     Document Type: Article

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