Practitioner review: Cognitive bias modification for mental health problems in children and adolescents: A meta-analysis

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 56, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 723-734

  Cristea, Ioana A ^a,b   Mogoaşe, Cristina ^a   David, Daniel ^a,c   Cuijpers, Pim ^d,e  

^a BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^e VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

adolescents; children; clinical efficacy; Cognitive bias modification; mental health; meta analysis; RCT interventions

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DECISION MAKING; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SOCIAL STIGMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SOCIAL STIGMA;

EID: 84930709780     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.12383     Document Type: Article

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