A comparison of rational versus empirical methods in the prediction of psychotherapy outcome

Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 202-214

  Spielmans, Glen I ^a   Masters, Kevin S ^b   Lambert, Michael J ^c  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT FREDONIA   (United States)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFECT SIZE; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPIST; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33745298430     PISSN: 10633995     EISSN: 10990879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cpp.491     Document Type: Article

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