Psychosocial interventions in mental health disorders: Developing evidence-based practice

Current Opinion in Psychiatry

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 173-177

  McGorry, Patrick ^a   Curry, Christina ^a   Elkins, Kathryn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY NEUROSIS; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY THERAPY; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; META ANALYSIS; PATIENT EDUCATION; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOSIS; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 0030893010     PISSN: 09517367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001504-199703000-00022     Document Type: Short Survey

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