A controlled evaluation of the 'FRIENDS for life' emotional resiliency programme on overall anxiety levels, anxiety subtype levels and school adjustment

Child and Adolescent Mental Health

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 13-19

  Rodgers, Alish ^a   Dunsmuir, Sandra ^b  

^a National Behaviour Support Service Navan Education Centre   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Cognitive therapy; School; School adjustment; Separation anxiety

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SEPARATION ANXIETY; TEACHER;

EID: 84921515798     PISSN: 1475357X     EISSN: 14753588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/camh.12030     Document Type: Article

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