The Effect of Parent Involvement in the Treatment of Anxiety Disorders in Children: A Meta-Analysis

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 185-200

  Thulin, Ulrika ^a   Svirsky, Liv ^a   Serlachius, Eva ^a   Andersson, Gerhard ^a,b   Öst, Lars Göran ^a,c  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Linköping University   (Sweden)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

childhood anxiety disorders; cognitive behavior therapy; meta analysis; parent involvement; treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FAMILY THERAPY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PARENT; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CHILD; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FAMILY THERAPY; HUMANS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84903727935     PISSN: 16506073     EISSN: 16512316     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16506073.2014.923928     Document Type: Review

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