Prevention of Anxiety and Depression in Children: Acceptability and Feasibility of the Transdiagnostic EMOTION Program

Cognitive and Behavioral Practice

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 1-13

  Martinsen, Kristin D ^a   Kendall, Philip C ^b   Stark, Kevin ^c   Neumer, Simon Peter ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^d ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Children; Depression; Prevention; Transdiagnostic intervention

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONFLICT; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; EMOTION PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROGRAM ACCEPTABILITY; PROGRAM FEASIBILITY; SOCIAL STIGMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84904534937     PISSN: 10777229     EISSN: 1878187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpra.2014.06.005     Document Type: Article

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