Childhood obesity and co-morbid problems: Effects of Epstein's family-based behavioural treatment in an Icelandic sample

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 465-472

  Gunnarsdottir, Thrudur ^a   Njardvik, Urdur ^a   Olafsdottir, Anna S ^a   Craighead, Linda ^b   Bjarnason, Ragnar ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LANDSPITALI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Iceland)

Author keywords

childhood; co morbid concerns; effectiveness; family; obesity; treatment

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; COMPETENCE; DEPRESSION; EFFECT SIZE; EPSTEIN FAMILY BASED BEHAVIOR TREATMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; ICELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PHOBIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ICELAND; MALE; OBESITY; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84855683393     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2010.01603.x     Document Type: Article

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