Studying the Effectiveness of Psychotherapy: How Well Can Clinical Trials Do the Job?

American Psychologist

Volumn 51, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1031-1039

  Jacobson, Neil S ^a   Christensen, Andrew ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; NOTE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CLINICAL TRIALS; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PSYCHOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030266102     PISSN: 0003066X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0003-066X.51.10.1031     Document Type: Article

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