Multisystemic Therapy: An Overview of Clinical Procedures, Outcomes, and Policy Implications

Child Psychology and Psychiatry Review

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 2-10

  Henggeler, Scott W ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

juvenile justice; mental health; Multisystemic therapy; outcomes

Indexed keywords

EID: 85012455527     PISSN: 13606417     EISSN: 14753588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1360641798001786     Document Type: Article

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