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A case study of two adolescent–parent pairs describing the association between vagal tone and social-emotional adjustment during a Positive Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Programme

Published in: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health
Volume 30 , issue 2 , 2018 , pages: 111–130

DOI: 10.2989/17280583.2018.1488718

Author(s): Deborah van der Westhuizen Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, South Africa , Nicolaas Claassen School of Health Systems and Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, South Africa , Margaretha Viljoen Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, South Africa

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Abstract

Objective: A case study describing the association between vagal tone and social-emotional adaptation in two distressed adolescent–parent (A–P) pairs during a Positive Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Programme (P-CBTP).

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