The Reciprocal Relationship Between Alliance and Symptom Improvement Across the Treatment of Childhood Anxiety

Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 22-33

  Marker, Craig D ^a   Comer, Jonathan S ^b   Abramova, Viktoriya ^c   Kendall, Philip C ^d  

^a Department of Biology   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PARENTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84871853306     PISSN: 15374416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2012.723261     Document Type: Article

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