Prevention of Anxiety Symptoms in Children: Results From a Universal School-Based Trial

Behavior Therapy

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 450-464

  Essau, Cecilia A ^a   Conradt, Judith ^b   Sasagawa, Satoko ^c   Ollendick, Thomas H ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROEHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^c Meijro University   (Japan)

^d VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety symptoms; Children; Depression; Prevention; School based interventions

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGE; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CHILD; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; THERAPY EFFECT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CHILD; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84858618831     PISSN: 00057894     EISSN: 18781888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2011.08.003     Document Type: Article

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