Cognitive behaviour therapy treatment failures in practice: The neglected role of diagnostic inaccuracy

Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 491-495

  Scott, Michael J ^a   Sembi, Sundeep ^a  

^a University of Plymouth ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Case formulation; CBT; Diagnosis; Treatment failures

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; MOTIVATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDITY;

EID: 33747491528     PISSN: 13524658     EISSN: 14691833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1352465806003055     Document Type: Review

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