Revealing Mindsets: An Effective Approach to Play Therapy Concerning the Treatment of Childhood Behavioral Disorders.

The article focuses on a novel approach to play therapy in treating childhood behavioral disorders, specifically oppositional defiant disorder (ODD). It presents a case study of Joel, a 12-year-old boy with ODD, whose treatment involved allowing him to control the rules of play, which facilitated hi...

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Publicado en:Health & Social Work Vol. 51; no. 2; pp. 155 - 157
Autor principal: Brower, Matthew C
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Oxford University Press / USA May2026
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