A parenting intervention for childhood behavioral problems: A randomized controlled trial in disadvantaged community-based settings

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 116-127

  McGilloway, Sinead ^a   Mhaille, Grainne Ni ^a   Bywater, Tracey ^b   Furlong, Mairead ^a   Leckey, Yvonne ^a   Kelly, Paul ^a   Comiskey, Catherine ^c   Donnelly, Michael ^d  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^c TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^d QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

child behavioral problems; conduct disorder; parent training; parent child relationships; parenting

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COMMUNITY BASED REHABILITATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYBERG CHILD BEHAVIOR INVENTORY; FAMILY ASSESSMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL COMPETENCE; URBAN AREA; WELLBEING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; EDUCATION; FOLLOW UP; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; METHODOLOGY; PARENT; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URBAN POPULATION; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTING; PARENTS; POVERTY; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URBAN POPULATION; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 84858664560     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: 19392117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0026304     Document Type: Article

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