Avoiding an EST monopoly: Toward a pluralism of philosophies and methods

Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 83-97

  Slife, Brent D ^a   Wiggins, Bradford J ^b   Graham, Jason T ^b  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Empirical; EST; Method; Philosophy; Pluralism

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EMPIRICISM; HUMAN; IDEOLOGY; PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHODYNAMICS; PSYCHOTHERAPIST; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW;

EID: 17444386320     PISSN: 00220116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10879-005-0805-5     Document Type: Review

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