Narrative and interactional process for preventing harmful struggle in therapy: An integrative empirical model

Journal of Marital and Family Therapy

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 123-142

  Butler, Mark H ^a   Bird, Mark H ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COMMUNICATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034168010     PISSN: 0194472X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-0606.2000.tb00284.x     Document Type: Article

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