Neural Mechanisms of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Aggression in Children and Adolescents: Design of a Randomized Controlled Trial Within the National Institute for Mental Health Research Domain Criteria Construct of Frustrative Non-Reward

Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 38-48

  Sukhodolsky, Denis G ^a   Wyk, Brent C Vander ^a   Eilbott, Jeffrey A ^a   McCauley, Spencer A ^a   Ibrahim, Karim ^a   Crowley, Michael J ^a   Pelphrey, Kevin A ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL GLOBAL IMPRESSION SCALE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; EMOTIONALITY; FACIAL RECOGNITION; FRUSTRATION; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FUNCTIONAL NEUROIMAGING; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT VALIDATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEUROSCIENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESEARCH PRIORITY; REWARD; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDITY; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 84959017197     PISSN: 10445463     EISSN: 15578992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cap.2015.0164     Document Type: Article

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