An intensive case analysis of client metacognition in a good-outcome psychotherapy: Lisa's case

Psychotherapy Research

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 667-676

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

^a Terzo Centro di Psicoterapia Cognitiva   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c Training School in Psychotherapy   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cognitive behavior therapy; Outcome research; Personality disorders; Process research; Psychoses severe mental illness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CASE STUDY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AWARENESS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; EMOTIONS; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERSONAL CONSTRUCT THEORY; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC PROCESSES; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 56349151408     PISSN: 10503307     EISSN: 14684381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10503300802220132     Document Type: Article

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