What patient characteristics make therapists recommend psychodynamic psychotherapy or other treatment forms?

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 87-94

  Svanborg, Pär ^a,c   Gustavsson, J P ^a,b   Weinryb, R M ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Skövde Coll of Hlth Sciences   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Mental disorders; Patient selection; Personality assessment; Personality disorder; Psychotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; PSYCHODYNAMICS; PSYCHOTHERAPIST; PSYCHOTHERAPY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0032909425     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1999.tb07205.x     Document Type: Article

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