A woman-centred psychological intervention for premenstrual symptoms, drawing on cognitive-behavioural and narrative therapy

Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 319-331

  Ussher, Jane M ^a   Hunter, Myra ^b   Cariss, Margaret ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c AVON AND WILTSHIRE MENTAL HEALTH PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MUSCLE RELAXATION; PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL ASPECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0141632381     PISSN: 10633995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cpp.340     Document Type: Article

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