How states of mind change in psychotherapy: An intensive case analysis of Lisa's case using the Grid of Problematic States

Psychotherapy Research

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 645-656

  Nicolò, Giuseppe ^a   Dimaggio, Giancarlo ^a   Procacci, Michele ^a   Semerari, Antonio ^a   Carcione, Antonino ^a   Pedone, Roberto ^a,b  

^a Terzo Centro di Psicoterapia Cognitiva   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cognitive behavior therapy; Mental health services research; Personality disorders; Psychoses severe mental illness; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGER; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CASE STUDY; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PSYCHOTHERAPIST; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THOUGHT DISORDER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANGER; AWARENESS; CULTURE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; NARRATION; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC PROCESSES; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

EID: 56349122723     PISSN: 10503307     EISSN: 14684381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10503300802183686     Document Type: Article

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