A randomized controlled trial of the effectiveness of multisystemic therapy in the Netherlands: Post-treatment changes and moderator effects

Journal of Experimental Criminology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 169-187

  Asscher, Jessica J ^a   Deković, Maja ^b   Manders, Willeke A ^b   van der Laan, Peter H ^c   Prins, Pier J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cognitions; Effectiveness; Externalizing behavior problems; Multisystemic therapy (MST); Parenting; Peers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878106539     PISSN: 15733750     EISSN: 15728315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11292-012-9165-9     Document Type: Article

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