Predicting Alliance for Depressed and Suicidal Adolescents: The Role of Perceived Attachment to Mothers

Evidence-Based Practice in Child and Adolescent Mental Health

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 42-56

  Ibrahim, Maliha ^a   Jin, Bora ^a   Russon, Jody ^a   Diamond, Guy ^a   Kobak, Roger ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; FAMILY THERAPY; FATHER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 85061777434     PISSN: 23794925     EISSN: 23794933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/23794925.2018.1423893     Document Type: Article

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