Changes in semantic uses of first person pronouns as possible linguistic markers of recovery in psychotherapy

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 226-232

  Van Staden, C Werdie ^a   Fulford, K W M ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^c WARNEFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Language; Outcome; Psychotherapy; Self

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LANGUAGE ABILITY; LINGUISTICS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PSYCHOANALYSIS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RELIABILITY; SEMANTICS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

HUMANS; LANGUAGE; LINGUISTICS; MENTAL DISORDERS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PSYCHOTHERAPY; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SEMANTICS; TAPE RECORDING;

EID: 2342560438     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1614.2004.01339.x     Document Type: Article

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