Psychotherapy research at the start of the 21st century: The persistence of the art versus science controversy

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 51, Issue 13, 2006, Pages 797-809

  Joyce, Anthony S ^a   Wolfaardt, Ulrich ^a   Sribney, Christine ^a   Aylwin, A Scott ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Common factors; Empirically supported treatment; Mechanisms of change; Metaanalysis; Psychotherapy research; Therapy outcome

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; EVALUATION; EXPERIMENTAL THERAPY; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HUMAN; INCONTINENCE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MENTAL DISEASE; META ANALYSIS; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PHOBIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHODYNAMICS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33846978482     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: 14970015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674370605101302     Document Type: Review

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