Negative Peer Involvement in Multisystemic Therapy for the Treatment of Youth Problem Behavior: Exploring Outcome and Process Variables in "Real-World" Practice

Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 848-854

  Boxer, Paul ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PEER GROUP;

EID: 84859347248     PISSN: 15374416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2011.614583     Document Type: Article

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