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Journal of Child Psychotherapy Template

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About the Journal of Child Psychotherapy format

Journal of Child Psychotherapy is a peer-reviewed journal published by Taylor & Francis, covering Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications, Child Therapy and Development, Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics.

PublisherTaylor & Francis
Reference styleAuthor–year (Chicago, T&F)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Journal of Child Psychotherapy 12 (3): 45–58.

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Publishes research inPsychotherapy Techniques and Applications Child Therapy and Development Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
ISSN0075-417X
Citation impact (2-yr)0.59
h-index37
i10-index237
Total citations8,959
Top institutions publishing hereThe Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust
Journal websitewww.tandfonline.com
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Papers published in Journal of Child Psychotherapy per year

43
2014
41
2015
49
2016
45
2017
44
2018
36
2019
51
2020
38
2021
38
2022
43
2023
47
2024
47
2025

Citation impact of Journal of Child Psychotherapy by publication year

235
2014
152
2015
89
2016
260
2017
230
2018
74
2019
117
2020
47
2021
48
2022
106
2023
52
2024
13
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Journal of Child Psychotherapy

Attachment representations in school-age children: the development of the child attachment interview (CAI)

Mary Target, Peter Fonagy, Yael Shmueli‐Goetz · 1 Jan 2003

This paper introduces a new measure of attachment in middle childhood (8 - 13 years), an interview extensively adapted from the AAI and with a new coding system. We report data from a series of studies with clinical and normal populations, in which the psychometric properties of reliability, stability and validity are tested and found…

Attachment representations and adoption: associations between maternal states of mind and emotion narratives in previously maltreated children

Miriam Steele, Jill Hodges, Jeanne Kaniuk et al. · 1 Jan 2003

This paper reports on associations observed between Adult Attachment Interviews (AAIs) obtained from adoptive mothers, and emotional themes appearing in doll play narratives obtained from their recently adopted children. The children, aged 4 - 8 years, carried into their adoptive placements a history of consistently serious maltreatment, including neglect and abuse. Results reveal strong and…

Psychodynamic psychotherapy for children and adolescents: a critical review of the evidence base

Nick Midgley, Eilis Kennedy · 20 Sep 2011

For many years psychoanalytic and psychodynamic therapies have been considered to lack a credible evidence-base and have consistently failed to appear in lists of ‘empirically supported treatments’. This study systematically reviews the research evaluating the efficacy and effectiveness of psychodynamic psychotherapy for children and young people. The researchers identified 34 separate studies that met criteria…

Circuits and circumstances: the neurobiological consequences of early relationship experiences and how they shape later behaviour

Robin Balbernie · 1 Jan 2001

Abstract The last decade has seen a vast increase in knowledge of how the human brain develops. It has been demonstrated that both the establishment of synaptic connections between neurones and the programming of neurochemical responses that have an effect on the whole body are dependent on experience. The most sensitive period for brain growth,…

Journal of Child Psychotherapy template — frequently asked questions

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What reference style does Journal of Child Psychotherapy use?
Journal of Child Psychotherapy uses Author–year (Chicago, T&F) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Journal of Child Psychotherapy 12 (3): 45–58.
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