Factors associated to outcome in psychotherapy: An effectiveness study in Puerto Rico

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 329-342

  Bernal, Guillermo ^a   Bonilla, Janet ^b   Padilla Cotto, Lymaries ^a   Pérez Prado, Esther Mariae ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^c NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PUERTO RICO; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PSYCHOTHERAPY; PUERTO RICO; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY;

EID: 0031893659     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4679(199804)54:3<329::AID-JCLP4>3.0.CO;2-K     Document Type: Article

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