The mechanisms of sudden gains in supportive-expressive therapy for depression

Psychotherapy Research

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 526-536

  Andrusyna, Tomasz P ^a   Luborsky, Lester ^b   Pham, Thu ^a   Tang, Tony Z ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COGNITION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SUPPORTIVE EXPRESSIVE THERAPY;

EID: 33749561417     PISSN: 10503307     EISSN: 14684381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10503300600591379     Document Type: Article

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