Efficacy of cognitive-behavioral therapy for childhood anxiety and depression

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 49, Issue , 2017, Pages 76-87

  Crowe, Katherine ^a   McKay, Dean ^a  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child anxiety; Child depression; Cognitive behavioral therapy; Empirically supported treatment; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY; EFFECT SIZE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY OF LIFE; ANXIETY DISORDER; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; PARENT; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANXIETY DISORDERS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HUMANS; PARENTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85018332848     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: 18737897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2017.04.001     Document Type: Review

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