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An experimental test of differential susceptibility to parenting among emotionally-dysregulated children in a randomized controlled trial for oppositional behavior

  1. Stephen Scott1,
  2. Thomas G. O’Connor2

Article first published online: 6 AUG 2012

DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2012.02586.x

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Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry

Special Issue: Mood dysregulation in child and adolescent psychopathology issue

Volume 53, Issue 11, pages 1184–1193, November 2012

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Scott, S. and O’Connor, T. G. (2012), An experimental test of differential susceptibility to parenting among emotionally-dysregulated children in a randomized controlled trial for oppositional behavior. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 53: 1184–1193. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2012.02586.x

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  1. 1

    King’s College London, Institute of Psychiatry and National Academy for Parenting Research, London, UK

  2. 2

    Wynne Center for Family Research, Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester Medical Center, New York, NY, USA

  1. Conflict of interest statement: No conflict declared.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 15 OCT 2012
  2. Article first published online: 6 AUG 2012
  3. Accepted for publication: 19 June 2012

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