A Randomized Trial of the Positive Thoughts and Action Program for Depression Among Early Adolescents

Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 554-563

  McCarty, Carolyn A ^a,b   Violette, Heather D ^b   Duong, Mylien T ^c   Cruz, Rick A ^c   McCauley, Elizabeth ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Seattle Children's Research Institute   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84880261764     PISSN: 15374416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2013.782817     Document Type: Article

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