The Development of a Transdiagnostic, Cognitive Behavioral Group Intervention for Childhood Anxiety Disorders and Co-Occurring Depression Symptoms

Cognitive and Behavioral Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 41-55

  Ehrenreich May, Jill ^a   Bilek, Emily L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Children; Cognitive behavioral treatment; Comorbidity; Depression

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; EMOTIONALITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SEPARATION ANXIETY; SOCIAL PHOBIA; THERAPY EFFECT; TRANSDIAGNOSTIC APPROACH;

EID: 84856038291     PISSN: 10777229     EISSN: 1878187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpra.2011.02.003     Document Type: Article

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