Almost Clinically Significant (p < .10): Current Measures May only Approach Clinical Significance

Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 455-462

  Kazdin, Alan E ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Clinical significance; Therapeutic change

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012800703     PISSN: 09695893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clipsy.8.4.455     Document Type: Review

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