Expectations of psychotherapy duration: How long should psychotherapy last?

Psychotherapy

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 272-277

  Lowry, Jenny L ^a   Ross, Michael J ^b  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MARYLAND   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; NORMAL HUMAN; PSYCHODYNAMICS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0031451971     PISSN: 00333204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/h0087657     Document Type: Article

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