Perfectionism in people who stutter: Preliminary findings using a modified cognitive-behavioral treatment approach

Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 35-40

  Amster, Barbara J ^a   Klein, Evelyn R ^a  

^a LA SALLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive behavioral therapy; Communication attitudes; Perfectionism; Stammering; Stuttering

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BURNS PERFECTIONISM SCALE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; OPEN STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERFECTIONISM; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; STUTTERING; STUTTERING MODIFICATION;

EID: 38149093472     PISSN: 13524658     EISSN: 14691833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1352465807003967     Document Type: Article

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