Bringing parenting interventions back to the future: How randomized microtrials may benefit parenting intervention efficacy

Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 47-57

  Leijten, Patty ^a   Dishion, Thomas J ^b   Thomaes, Sander ^a,c   Raaijmakers, Maartje A J ^a   Orobio de Castro, Bram ^a   Matthys, Walter ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evidence based intervention; Microtrials; Parenting intervention efficacy; Randomized controlled trials

Indexed keywords

EID: 84924690361     PISSN: 09695893     EISSN: 14682850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cpsp.12087     Document Type: Article

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