Systematic review: Psychosocial interventions for children and young people with visible differences resulting from appearance altering conditions, injury, or treatment effects

Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 1017-1033

  Jenkinson, Elizabeth ^a   Williamson, Heidi ^a   Byron Daniel, James ^a   Moss, Timothy P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

burns; children; intervention outcome; psychosocial functioning; social skills and development; systematic review

Indexed keywords

BODY IMAGE; CHILD; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COUNSELING; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PROCEDURES; SELF CONCEPT;

BODY IMAGE; CHILD; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COUNSELING; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 84946831218     PISSN: 01468693     EISSN: 1465735X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsv048     Document Type: Review

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