Behavioral Interventions for Anger, Irritability, and Aggression in Children and Adolescents

Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 58-64

  Sukhodolsky, Denis G ^a   Smith, Stephanie D ^a   McCauley, Spencer A ^a   Ibrahim, Karim ^a   Piasecka, Justyna B ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ANGER; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR; EMOTIONALITY; FAMILY INTERACTION; HUMAN; IRRITABILITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SOCIAL PROBLEM; ATTENTION DEFICIT AND DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; EDUCATION; PARENT; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ANGER; ATTENTION DEFICIT AND DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; HUMANS; IRRITABLE MOOD; PARENTS;

EID: 84958999095     PISSN: 10445463     EISSN: 15578992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cap.2015.0120     Document Type: Article

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