Personality, levels of psychological distress and premature termination of psychodynamic group therapy: Results from a prospective longitudinal study

Group Analysis

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 179-185

  Wennberg, Peter ^a,b   Weinryb, Robert M ^a   Saxon, Lars ^a   Göransson, Sara ^c   Bush, Monica ^d   Skarbrandt, Eva ^d  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d STOCKHOLM COUNTY COUNCIL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Group psychotherapy; Personality; Pre therapy predictors; Premature termination

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL STRESS; PERSONALITY; PHOBIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHODYNAMICS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3142559541     PISSN: 05333164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0533316404042853     Document Type: Article

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