Therapeutic neuropsychological assessment: A humanistic model and case example

Journal of Humanistic Psychology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 320-339

  Gorske, Tad T ^a,b  

^a Cognitive Dynamic Therapy Associates ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Feedback; Neuropsychological assessment; Therapeutic assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 44949116887     PISSN: 00221678     EISSN: 1552650X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022167807303735     Document Type: Review

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