Acceptance in behavior therapy: Understanding the process of change

Behavior Analyst

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 213-226

  Cordova, James V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Acceptance; Behavior therapy; Clinical behavior analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035541236     PISSN: 07386729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03392032     Document Type: Article

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