Reviewing 25 years of professional practice: Homework assignments and length of therapy

American Journal of Family Therapy

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 19-31

  L'Abate, Luciano ^a   L'Abate, Bess L ^b   Maino, Eleonora ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Istituto Eugenio Medea ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANGER; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONALITY; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; FIGHTING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARITAL THERAPY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WRITING;

EID: 12744260176     PISSN: 01926187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01926180590889220     Document Type: Review

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