This study extends a program of research investigating the effectiveness of Brief Strategic
Family Therapy to engage and retain families and/or youth in treatment. The study …

This study explored predictors of treatment response and attrition in Parent-Child Interaction
Therapy (PCIT). Participants were 99 families of 3-to 6-year-old children with disruptive …

This Policy Statement was retired July 2017. More than 20% of children and adolescents
have mental health problems. Health care professionals for children and adolescents must …

A large proportion of treatments in youth mental health care are prematurely terminated by
the patient. Treatment dropout can have severe consequences. Since ethnic minority youth …

This study examined the role of parent psychopathology and quality of life in predicting
barriers to participation in outpatient treatment and therapeutic change among clinically …

Objective: This study examines pathways to urban child mental health care as well as
explores reasons why care was not received. Methods: A single group longitudinal design …

Abstract This Special Section of the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology focuses
on research that extends beyond documenting the efficacy and effectiveness of specific …

The authors examined the therapeutic alliance in evidence-based treatment for children (N=
185, 47 girls, 138 boys; ages 3-14 years) referred clinically for oppositional, aggressive, and …

Abstract In February 2019, the American Psychological Association approved a resolution
on physical discipline of children by parents that recognized its negative impact on children; …

Client expectancies about therapy are considered a common factor, that is, a feature of
therapy that is not specific to any particular technique or approach. This review includes both …