Facial microbehavior and the emotional quality of the therapeutic relationship

Psychotherapy Research

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 325-333

  Merten, Jörg ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

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Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMOTIONALITY; FACIAL EXPRESSION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPIST; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

EID: 21644486677     PISSN: 10503307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10503300500091272     Document Type: Article

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