School refusal and anxiety in adolescence: Non-randomized trial of a developmentally sensitive cognitive behavioral therapy

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 870-878

  Heyne, David ^a   Sauter, Floor M ^a   Van Widenfelt, Brigit M ^b   Vermeiren, Robert ^b   Westenberg, P Michiel ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Acad Ctr Child and Adol Psychiat   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Anxiety; CBT; School refusal

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EFFECT SIZE; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL DROPOUT; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL PHOBIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CHILD; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; SCHOOLS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79961030011     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: 18737897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2011.04.006     Document Type: Article

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