Preventive interventions and sustained attachment security in maltreated children

Development and Psychopathology

Volumn 25, Issue 4 PART 1, 2013, Pages 919-930

  Stronach, Erin Pickreign ^a   Toth, Sheree L ^a   Rogosch, Fred ^a   Cicchetti, Dante ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; OBJECT RELATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD ABUSE; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PARENTING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84887657436     PISSN: 09545794     EISSN: 14692198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954579413000278     Document Type: Article

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