Underutilization of short-term group therapy: Enigmatic or understandable?

Psychotherapy Research

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 127-138

  Piper, William E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONFIDENTIALITY; COST CONTROL; EFFECT SIZE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GROUP THERAPY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALIZATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

CANADA; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOTHERAPY, BRIEF; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP;

EID: 39649109874     PISSN: 10503307     EISSN: 14684381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10503300701867512     Document Type: Article

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