Defining empirically supported therapies

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 7-18

  Chambless, Dianne L ^a   Hollon, Steven D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EMPIRICISM; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RESEARCH; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRAINING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMPIRICISM; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

EID: 0031909699     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-006X.66.1.7     Document Type: Review

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