Beyond Empathy: A Hermeneutically Inspired Inquiry into Interpersonal Understanding in Psychotherapy

Theory & Psychology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 459-481

  Martin, Jack ^a   Dawda, Darek ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Empathy; Hermeneutics; Interpersonal understanding; Psychotherapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033435287     PISSN: 09593543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0959354399094002     Document Type: Article

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