The probability of treatment success, failure andn duration - What can be learned from empirical data to support decision making in clinical practice?

Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 223-232

  Lutz, Wolfgang ^a   Lambert, Michael J ^b   Harmon, S Cory ^b   Tschitsaz, Armita ^a   Schürch, Eva ^a   Stulz, Niklaus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; EMPIRICISM; FEMALE; GROWTH CURVE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING; STATISTICAL MODEL; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33748306127     PISSN: 10633995     EISSN: 10990879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cpp.496     Document Type: Article

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