The Efficacy of Group Psychotherapy for Older Adult Clients: A Meta-Analysis

Group Dynamics

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 268-278

  Payne, Kathleen T ^a   Marcus, David K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

geriatric; group psychotherapy; meta analysis; psychotherapy outcome

Indexed keywords

EID: 57849114319     PISSN: 10892699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0013519     Document Type: Article

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