Treatment of excessive interpersonal dependency: A cognitive-behavioral model

Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 283-301

  Overholser, James C ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPENDENT PERSONALITY DISORDER; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MOOD; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0031456935     PISSN: 00220116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025614524578     Document Type: Article

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