Empathic understanding revisited: Conceptualization, controversies, and limitations

American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 317-328

  Starcevic, Vladan ^a,b   Piontek, Catherine M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^b INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Serbia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPREHENSION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMOTION; EMPATHY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PSYCHOTHERAPIST; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW;

EID: 0030774526     PISSN: 00029564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1997.51.3.317     Document Type: Review

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