A randomized controlled trial of interventions to promote adjustment in children with congenital heart disease entering school and their families

Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1089-1103

  McCusker, Christopher G ^a,b   Doherty, Nicola N ^a   Molloy, Bernadette ^a   Rooney, Nichola ^a   Mulholland, Connor ^a   Sands, Andrew ^a   Craig, Brian ^a   Stewart, Moira ^a,b   Casey, Frank ^a  

^a ROYAL BELFAST HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

child and family adjustment; congenital heart disease; psychological interventions

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY SIZE; FAMILY THERAPY; FATHER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTHER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISABLED CHILDREN; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FAMILY THERAPY; FATHERS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHERS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84868016223     PISSN: 01468693     EISSN: 1465735X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jss092     Document Type: Article

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