Factors that constitute a good cognitive behavioural treatment manual: A Delphi study

Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 199-213

  Duncan, Edward A S ^a   Nicol, Margaret M ^b   Ager, Alastair ^b  

^a State Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARGARET UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consensus; Delphi study; Factors; Treatment manual

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONSENSUS; E-MAIL; EDUCATION PROGRAM; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPIST; QUESTIONNAIRE; READING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 2542471358     PISSN: 13524658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S135246580400116X     Document Type: Article

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