The narrative reconstruction of psychotherapy and psychological health

Psychotherapy Research

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 719-734

  Adler, Jonathan M ^a   Skalina, Lauren M ^a   McAdams, Dan P ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Identity; Narrative; Outcome research; Process research; Qualitative research methods

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AWARENESS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NARRATION; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC PROCESSES; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

EID: 56349150035     PISSN: 10503307     EISSN: 14684381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10503300802326020     Document Type: Article

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