title: Comparative effectiveness of holding therapy with aggressive children.
abstract: This study was undertaken to assess the effects of holding therapy on children who have a history of aggressive and delinquent behaviors. The study design was a prospective, pre-post, quasi-experimental controlled study. The subjects were recruited through the Attachment Center at Evergreen, Colorado. Eligible subjects were adopted children between the ages of 5-14 years, living in the present adopted home for at least one year. All children had a history of aggressive and delinquent behaviors, which prompted the contact with Evergreen. Findings resulted in significant decrease in the outcome variable for the treatment group within this study.
authors.affiliation: University of Toledo, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Myeroff
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mertlich
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gross
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000300:Adoption / Q000523:psychology; D000374:Aggression; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003120:Colorado; D005196:Family Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005581:Foster Home Care / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009769:Object Attachment; D011446:Prospective Studies