Empathy, psychotherapy integration, and meditation: A Buddhist contribution to the common factors movement

Journal of Humanistic Psychology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 483-502

  Andersen, David T ^a,b  

^a Sacred Heart University ^*  (United States)

^b SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Empathy; Meditation; Psychotherapy integration

Indexed keywords

EID: 26644445707     PISSN: 00221678     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022167805280264     Document Type: Review

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