The effectiveness of long-term psychotherapy: Methodological research issues

Psychotherapy Research

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 59-65

  de Maat, Saskia ^a   Dekker, Jack ^b   Schoevers, Robert ^a   de Jonghe, Frans ^c  

^a JellinekMentrum   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; INTERNAL VALIDITY; LONG TERM CARE; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZATION;

EID: 33751083826     PISSN: 10503307     EISSN: 14684381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10503300600607605     Document Type: Article

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