Patterns of change in psychotherapy: An investigation of sudden gains in cognitive therapy using the assimilation model

Psychotherapy Research

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 114-123

  Goodridge, Dominic ^a   Hardy, Gillian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assimilation; Attachment; Cognitive behavior therapy; Depression; Emotion in therapy; Insight; Mental health services research; Outcome research; Process research; Qualitative research methods; Sudden gain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSIMILATION MODEL; ASSIMILATION OF PROBLEMATIC EXPERIENCE SCALE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPREHENSION; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; INTROSPECTION; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS MODEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; THERAPY EFFECT; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; AFFECT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60449116278     PISSN: 10503307     EISSN: 14684381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10503300802545611     Document Type: Article

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