Establishing specificity in psychotherapy scientifically: Design and evidence issues

Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 194-197

  Wampold, Bruce E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Alliance; Common factors; Specificity; Uniform efficacy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EMPIRICISM; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; METHODOLOGY; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PANIC; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RELAXATION TRAINING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 20744434274     PISSN: 09695893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clipsy/bpi025     Document Type: Article

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