Characteristics of temper tantrums in preschoolers with disruptive behavior in a clinical setting

Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 32-40

  Eisbach, Shelly S ^a   Cluxton Keller, Fallon ^b   Harrison, Joyce ^c   Krall, Jenna R ^b   Hayat, Matthew ^d   Gross, Deborah ^e  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHECKLIST; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY;

ATTENTION DEFICIT AND DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHECKLIST; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84898475732     PISSN: 02793695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/02793695-20140110-02     Document Type: Article

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