Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Prolonged Grief in Children: Feasibility and Multiple Baseline Study

Cognitive and Behavioral Practice

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 349-361

  Spuij, Mariken ^a   Van Londen Huiberts, Annemarie ^a   Boelen, Paul A ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Children; Cognitive behavioral treatment; Prolonged grief disorder

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; GRIEF; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLONGED GRIEF DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 84879290187     PISSN: 10777229     EISSN: 1878187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpra.2012.08.002     Document Type: Article

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