Assimilation in good- and poor-outcome cases of very brief psychotherapy for mild depression: An initial comparison

Psychotherapy Research

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 393-407

  Detert, Niels B ^a   Llewelyn, Susan ^b,f   Hardy, Gillian E ^c,d   Barkham, Michael ^d   Stiles, William B ^e  

^a OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^e MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f WARNEFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EXPECTATION; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION; PSYCHODYNAMICS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RATING SCALE; SYMPTOM CHECKLIST 90; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33745294196     PISSN: 10503307     EISSN: 14684381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10503300500294728     Document Type: Article

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