Clinical action: Introduction to the special section on the action perspective in clinical psychology

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 62, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1053-1064

  Shahar, Golan ^a,b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Action perspective; Clinical psychology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; GENETICS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MENTAL HEALTH; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOANALYSIS; PSYCHOSIS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SOCIAL EVOLUTION; STRESS; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR;

HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL;

EID: 33748262984     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: 10974679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.20290     Document Type: Review

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