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Direct linkERIC Number: EJ813964
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008-Sep
Pages: 4
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ISSN: ISSN-0890-8567
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But Seriously: Clowning in Children's Mental Health
Henderson, Schuyler W.; Rosario, Katyna
Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, v47 n9 p983 Sep 2008
The article explores the insight into child and adolescent behavior offered by clowns. It reviews the Big Apple Circus Clown Care hospital clowning program and evaluates the role clowns could play in pediatric mental health inpatient work and their implications for the broader clinical setting.
Descriptors: Mental Health, Children, Adolescents, Child Behavior, Program Descriptions, Pediatrics, Hospitals, Role, Therapy
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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