The external validity of controlled clinical trials of psychotherapy for depression and anxiety: A naturalistic study

Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 109-132

  Morrison, Kate H ^a   Bradley, Rebekah ^b   Westen, Drew ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COVARIANCE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE COURSE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PANIC; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAMPLING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THEORY; TRAINING; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ANXIETY DISORDERS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HUMANS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SAMPLING STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0038123090     PISSN: 14760835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/147608303765951168     Document Type: Article

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