Targeting Parental Psychopathology in Child Anxiety

Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 669-689

  Vidair, Hilary B ^a,b   Fichter, Cassie N ^a   Kunkle, Kristin L ^a   Boccia, Angelo S ^c  

^a LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^c TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child anxiety treatment; Family cognitive behavioral therapy; Parental anxiety; Parental depression; Parental psychopathology

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMOTIONALITY; FAMILY ASSESSMENT; FOLLOW UP; FRUSTRATION; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PARENTAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEPARATION ANXIETY; SOCIAL PHOBIA; SOMATIZATION; THERAPY EFFECT;

ANXIETY DISORDERS; CHILD; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FAMILY THERAPY; HUMANS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84863912202     PISSN: 10564993     EISSN: 15580490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chc.2012.05.007     Document Type: Review

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