Client initiated termination of therapy at NHS primary care counselling services

Counselling and Psychotherapy Research

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 60-67

  Connell, Janice ^a   Grant, Stewart ^b   Mullin, Tracy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b Dumfries and Galloway Department of Psychological Services and Research   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

attrition; counselling; dropouts; primary care; Termination

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COUNSELING; HUMAN; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE;

EID: 42049113375     PISSN: 14733145     EISSN: 17461405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14733140600581507     Document Type: Article

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