A self-presentational view of psychotherapy: Reply to Hill, Gelso, and Mohr (2000) and to Arkin and Hermann (2000)

Psychological Bulletin

Volumn 126, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 505-511

  Kelly, Anita E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

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EID: 0034392510     PISSN: 00332909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0033-2909.126.4.505     Document Type: Article

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