Differential Efficacy of Home Monitoring and Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment for Decreasing Children's Maladaptive Nighttime Fears

Child and Family Behavior Therapy

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-19

  Pincus, Donna B ^a   Weiner, Courtney L ^a   Friedman, Alice G ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

child; cognitive behavioral therapy; intervention; nighttime fears; sleep; specific phobia

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859355098     PISSN: 07317107     EISSN: 1545228X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07317107.2012.654426     Document Type: Article

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