The action formulation: A proposed heuristic for clinical case formulation

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 62, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1115-1127

  Shahar, Golan ^a,b,c   Porcerelli, John H ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Action theory; Case formulation; Clinical assessment; Psychopathology

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LIFE EVENT; MENTAL DISEASE; PERSONALITY; REVIEW; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ATTENTION DEFICIT AND DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 33748252250     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: 10974679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.20291     Document Type: Review

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