Therapeutic groups online: The good, the bad, and the unknown

Issues in Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 241-255

  Finfgeld, Deborah L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUP THERAPY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MENTAL DISEASE; ONLINE SYSTEM; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SELF HELP; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HUMANS; INTERNET; MENTAL DISORDERS; ONLINE SYSTEMS; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SELF-HELP GROUPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034173064     PISSN: 01612840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/016128400248068     Document Type: Article

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