An empirical analysis of autobiographical memory specificity subtypes in brief emotion-focused and client-centered treatments of depression

Psychotherapy Research

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 584-593

  Boritz, Tali Zweig ^a   Angus, Lynne ^a   Monette, Georges ^a   Hollis Walker, Laurie ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brief psychotherapy; Depression; Experiential existential humanistic psychotherapy; Outcome research; Process research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL MEMORY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; DEPRESSION; EMOTION FOCUSED THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL MODEL; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDITY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; CURRICULUM; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EMOTIONS; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; NONDIRECTIVE THERAPY; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SELF DISCLOSURE;

EID: 52049086058     PISSN: 10503307     EISSN: 14684381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10503300802123245     Document Type: Article

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