What influences clinicians' responsibility attributions? The role of problem type, theoretical orientation, and client attribution

Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 69-74

  Hayes, Jeffrey A ^a   Wall, Terri N ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0039390658     PISSN: 07367236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/jscp.1998.17.1.69     Document Type: Article

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