Cohesion and outcome in short-term psychodynamic groups for complicated grief

International Journal of Group Psychotherapy

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 483-509

  Kipnes, Dianne R ^c   Piper, William E ^a   Joyce, Anthony S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRIEF; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MODEL; OBSERVATION; PSYCHODYNAMICS; RATING SCALE; SELF REPORT; TEAMWORK; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADJUSTMENT DISORDERS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GRIEF; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC PROCESSES; PSYCHOTHERAPY, BRIEF; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036786752     PISSN: 00207284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/ijgp.52.4.483.45525     Document Type: Article

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