Does psychotherapy homework lead to improvements in depression in cognitive-behavioral therapy or does improvement lead to increased homework compliance?

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 46-56

  Burns, David D ^a   Spangler, Diane L ^a  

^a NONE

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ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034100311     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-006X.68.1.46     Document Type: Article

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