Callahan fails to meet the burden of proof for thought field therapy claims

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 251-255

  Pignotti, Monica ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Heart Rate Variability; Retraction; Thought Field Therapy

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; THOUGHT FIELD THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HEART RATE; HUMANS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 15244347752     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.20053     Document Type: Review

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