Family focused therapy for bipolar adolescents: Lessons from a difficult treatment case

Cognitive and Behavioral Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 384-393

  George, Elizabeth L ^a   Taylor, Dawn O ^a   Goldstein, Benjamin I ^b   Miklowitz, David J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; COCAINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CASE REPORT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; COMORBIDITY; FAMILY FOCUSED THERAPY; FAMILY THERAPY; HUMAN; MALE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOEDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 79958074510     PISSN: 10777229     EISSN: 1878187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpra.2010.05.007     Document Type: Article

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