Family therapy enhances treatment for children's mental disorders

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Therapy that includes parents is an effective, essential part of treatment for children's substance abuse and conduct disorders and emerging as an effective treatment for depression and anxiety disorders as well, according to a research review published in the September issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (Vol. 44, No. 9, pages 872–887).