Participant critical events: A method for identifying and isolating significant therapeutic incidents

Psychotherapy Research

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 622-627

  Fitzpatrick, Marilyn R ^a   Chamodraka, Martha ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COUNSELING; CRITICAL INCIDENTS METHOD; DISCOURSE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RECALL; RELIABILITY; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; VALIDITY;

EID: 34548085137     PISSN: 10503307     EISSN: 14684381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10503300601065514     Document Type: Article

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