A metaphor analysis in treatments of depression: Metaphor as a marker of change

Counselling Psychology Quarterly

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 23-35

  Levitt, Heidi ^a,b   Korman, Yifaht ^a   Angus, Lynne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^b University of Memphis   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; PSYCHOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034119281     PISSN: 09515070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09515070050011042     Document Type: Article

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