Pity, suffering, and psychotherapy

American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 187-205

  Geller, Jesse D ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COOPERATION; EMPATHY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

ATTITUDE; EMPATHY; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 33748342313     PISSN: 00029564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.2006.60.2.187     Document Type: Article

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