A preliminary evaluation of cognitive-behaviour therapy for clinical perfectionism: A case series

British Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 85-94

  Glover, Dominic S ^a   Brown, Gary P ^a   Fairburn, Christopher G ^b   Shafran, Roz ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; SELF CONCEPT; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33847393999     PISSN: 01446657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/014466506X117388     Document Type: Article

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