Process, life events, and symptomatic change in brief eclectic psychotherapy

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1358-1365

  Sexton, Harold ^a,b  

^a Åsgård Hospital

^b Åsgård Hospital   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PSYCHOSIS;

ADULT; COGNITION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

EID: 0030474831     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-006X.64.6.1358     Document Type: Article

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