Evaluation of "The Incredible Years" in Sweden: The transferability of an American parent-training program to Sweden

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 224-232

  Axberg, Ulf ^a   Broberg, Anders G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Disruptive behavior problems; Effectiveness; Incredible Years; Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD); Parent training; Transferability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SWEDEN;

ADULT; ATTENTION DEFICIT AND DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTING; PARENTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SWEDEN;

EID: 84861438098     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: 14679450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9450.2012.00955.x     Document Type: Article

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