Characteristics of optimal clinical case formulations: The linchpin concept

American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 287-300

  Bergner, Raymond M ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; HYPOTHESIS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MENTAL DISEASE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW;

EID: 0031827313     PISSN: 00029564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1998.52.3.287     Document Type: Review

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