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Effects of different treatment lengths in cognitive behavioral interventions with aggressive boys

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This study found that length of treatment had a significant effect on the outcome of cognitive behavioral treatment of aggressive boys. Using a quasi-experimental design, a longer eighteen session intervention produced more significant changes in classroom behavior than did a twelve session intervention.

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Lochman, J.E. Effects of different treatment lengths in cognitive behavioral interventions with aggressive boys. Child Psych Hum Dev 16, 45–56 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00707769

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