Availability bias in clinical formulation: The first idea that comes to mind

Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 117-127

  Waddington, Louise ^a,b   Morley, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b High Royds Hospital   (United Kingdom)

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