Effects of psychotherapy with children and adolescents revisited: a meta-analysis of treatment outcome studies.

JR Weisz, B Weiss, SS Han, DA Granger… - Psychological …, 1995 - psycnet.apa.org
A meta-analysis of child and adolescent psychotherapy outcome research tested previous
findings using a new sample of 150 outcome studies and weighted least squares methods …

Do self-concept interventions make a difference? A synergistic blend of construct validation and meta-analysis

AJ O'Mara, HW Marsh, RG Craven… - Educational …, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
Traditional reviews and previous meta-analyses of self-concept interventions have
underestimated effect sizes by using an implicitly unidimensional perspective that …

Social-emotional development of students with learning disabilities

WN Bender, ME Wall - Learning Disability Quarterly, 1994 - journals.sagepub.com
This article presents a model of development for children and youth with disabilities. The
model incorporates 14 variables in three domains that have not been fully delineated by the …

Using dissertations to examine potential bias in child and adolescent clinical trials.

BD McLeod, JR Weisz - Journal of consulting and clinical …, 2004 - psycnet.apa.org
The major youth psychotherapy meta-analyses have relied on published studies, which may
have led to biased effect size estimates. To examine this possibility, the authors compared …

A study of self-perception in hyperactive children

D DUMAS, L PELLETIER - MCN: The American Journal of …, 1999 - journals.lww.com
Purpose: This research aimed to describe self-perception among hyperactive children in
comparison with a general population of children of the same age. Design: A descriptive …

Relaxation training: A promising approach for helping exceptional learners

H Margolis - International Journal of Disability, Development and …, 1990 - Taylor & Francis
RELAXATION TRAINING has demonstrated promising results in lessening the anxiety,
impulsivity, hyperactivity, distractibility, and emotional lability of exceptional learners, while …

[PDF][PDF] Learning disabilities: Nature, causes and interventions

A Bhandari, G Goyal - Counselling: Theory, Research and Practice, 2004 - academia.edu
A learning disability, or specific developmental disorder, is a disorder that inhibits or
interferes with the skills of learning. Learning disabilities are life disabilities; they are seen in …

Resilience and posttraumatic growth in traumatized children

CA Malchiodi, W Steele, C Kuban - Creative interventions with …, 2008 - books.google.com
What are the best ways to help children become more resilient to the effects of trauma? Are
there strategies that support emotional growth, posttrauma, in children who have …

Effects of parental relaxation training on glycosylated hemoblogin of children with diabetes

DW Guthrie, L Sargent, D Speelman, L Parks - Patient Education and …, 1990 - Elsevier
Since 1975, interest in biofeedback, relaxation and self-regulation has increased for people
with diabetes mellitus. Although children and adults using relaxation training enhanced by …

Using relaxation strategies in child and youth care practice

J Chang - Child and Youth Care Forum, 1991 - Springer
Competent child and youth care counselors, given adequate support and consultation, can
successfully, integrate relaxation training into their repertoire of skills and strategies. This …