Effects of a dyadic music therapy intervention on parent-child interaction, parent stress, and parent-child relationship in families with emotionally neglected children: A randomized controlled trial

Journal of Music Therapy

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 310-332

  Jacobsen, Stine L ^a   McKinney, Cathy H ^a,b   Holck, Ulla ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

at risk families; emotional neglect; parent child interaction; parenting

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MUSIC; MUSIC THERAPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THERAPY;

CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSIC; MUSIC THERAPY; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PSYCHOTHERAPY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84925134535     PISSN: 00222917     EISSN: 20537395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmt/thu028     Document Type: Article

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