Rational emotive behavior therapy: Current status

Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 195-209

  Dryden, Windy ^a   David, Daniel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Albert Ellis; CBT; REBT; Research

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COGNITION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; COUNSELING; EMOTION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FRUSTRATION; GUILT; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RATIONAL EMOTIVE BEHAVIOR THERAPY; REVIEW;

EID: 49749100736     PISSN: 08898391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/0889-8391.22.3.195     Document Type: Review

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