The clinical use of films in psychotherapy

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 207-215

  Wedding, Danny ^a   Niemiec, Ryan M ^b  

^a MISSOURI INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b S Louis Behav Medicine Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Cinematherapy; Films; Movies; Myths; Psychiatrists; Psychologists; Psychotherapists; Psychotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FILM; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGIST; PSYCHOTHERAPIST; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

DEPRESSION; FATIGUE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTION PICTURES; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC PROCESSES; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

EID: 0037317027     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.10142     Document Type: Article

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