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Rational Emotive Behavioral Approaches to Childhood Disorders

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  1. Department of Psychology, St. John’s University, Jamaica, New York, USA

    Raymond DiGiuseppe & Jill Kelter Ph.D.

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  1. Albert Ellis Institute, New York, NY

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  2. University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

    Michael E. Bernard Ph.D.

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DiGiuseppe, R., Kelter, J. (2006). Treating Aggressive Children: A Rational-Emotive Behavior Systems Approach. In: Ellis, A., Bernard, M.E. (eds) Rational Emotive Behavioral Approaches to Childhood Disorders. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-26375-6_9

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