Can between-session (homework) activities be considered a common factor in psychotherapy?

Journal of Psychotherapy Integration

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 115-127

  Kazantzis, Nikolaos ^a,c   Ronan, Kevin R ^b  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Rodney Adult Mental Health Service   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONSULTATION; COUNSELING; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FAMILY THERAPY; HOMEWORK; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MARITAL THERAPY; MENTAL PATIENT; PSYCHODYNAMICS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; WORK;

EID: 33746287492     PISSN: 10530479     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1053-0479.16.2.115     Document Type: Review

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