Psychotherapists who abstain from personal therapy: Do they practice what they preach?

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 64, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1368-1376

  Norcross, John C ^a   Bike, Denise H ^b   Evans, Krystle L ^a   Schatz, Danielle M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical psychology; Counselors; Personal therapy; Psychotherapists; Social workers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CARE; SOCIAL WORK;

ADULT; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; SOCIAL WORK, PSYCHIATRIC;

EID: 60849131288     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: 10974679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.20523     Document Type: Article

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