Researching clients' experiences: A review of qualitative studies

Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 157-163

  Hodgetts, Alison ^a   Wright, John ^b,c  

^a Clinical Psychology Department   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^c PLYMOUTH MARJON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSERTIVE TRAINING; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; CULTURAL SENSITIVITY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG DEPENDENCE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FAMILY THERAPY; HUMAN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; PSYCHOTHERAPIST; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

EID: 34250742480     PISSN: 10633995     EISSN: 10990879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cpp.527     Document Type: Review

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