Parental experiential avoidance as a potential mechanism of change in a parenting intervention for parents of children with pediatric acquired brain injury

Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 464-474

  Brown, Felicity L ^a   Whittingham, Koa ^a   Sofronoff, Kate ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acceptance and commitment therapy; Acquired brain injury; Family; Parent; Parenting interventions

Indexed keywords

AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BRAIN INJURY; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

AVOIDANCE LEARNING; BRAIN INJURIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EDUCATION, NONPROFESSIONAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PARENTS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84939179181     PISSN: 01468693     EISSN: 1465735X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsu109     Document Type: Article

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