The potential of conversation analysis for psychotherapy research

The Counseling Psychologist

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 413-434

  Madill, Anna ^a   Widdicombe, Sue ^b   Barkham, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0035532173     PISSN: 00110000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0011000001293006     Document Type: Article

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