Effectiveness and underlying mechanisms of a group-based cognitive behavioural therapy-based indicative prevention program for children with elevated anxiety levels

BMC Psychiatry

Volumn 13, Issue , 2013, Pages

  van Starrenburg, Manon L A ^a,b   Kuijpers, Rowella C W M ^a,b   Hutschemaekers, Giel J M ^a   Engels, Rutger C M E ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b Ambulatorium KJJ   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anxiety; CBT; Children; Cognitions; Coping; Effective elements; Group intervention; Mediator; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CHILD; COGNITION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; COPING CAT; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIATOR RELEASE; MOTHER; ORGANIZATIONAL RESTRUCTURING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY SCHOOL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF CONCEPT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; RESEARCH DESIGN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84879817884     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1471244X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-244X-13-183     Document Type: Article

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