A Randomized Effectiveness Study Comparing Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy With Therapy as Usual for Youth

Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 356-369

  Jensen, Tine K ^a,b   Holt, Tonje ^a   Ormhaug, Silje M ^a   Egeland, Karina ^a   Granly, Lene ^a   Hoaas, Live C ^a   Hukkelberg, Silje S ^a   Indregard, Tore ^a   Stormyren, Shirley D ^a   Wentzel Larsen, Tore ^a,c  

^a Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c Centre for Child and Adolescent Mental Health   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; METHODOLOGY; NORWAY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; CHILD; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NORWAY; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84900461600     PISSN: 15374416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2013.822307     Document Type: Article

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