Effectiveness of online versus live multi-family psychoeducation group therapy for children and adolescents with mood or anxiety disorders: A pilot study

International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2018, Pages

  Sapru, Iman ^a   Khalid Khan, Sarosh ^b   Choi, Elaine ^c   Alavi, Nazanin ^a   Patel, Archana ^a   Sutton, Chloe ^d   Odejayi, Gbolahan ^a   Calancie, Olivia G ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b HOTEL DIEU HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d KINGSTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

adolescence; children; mood and anxiety; online; psychoeducation

Indexed keywords

EID: 85041355259     PISSN: 03340139     EISSN: 21910278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/ijamh-2016-0069     Document Type: Article

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