FACTS, PARADIGMS, AND ANOMALIES IN THE ACCEPTANCE OF ENERGY PSYCHOLOGY: A REJOINDER TO McCASLIN'S (2009) AND PIGNOTTI AND THYER'S (2009) COMMENTS ON FEINSTEIN (2008A)

Psychotherapy

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 262-269

  Feinstein, David ^a  

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ACUPUNCTURE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; CRITICAL THINKING; EMOTIONAL FREEDOM TECHNIQUE; ENERGY PSYCHOLOGY; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SYSTEMATIC ERROR;

EID: 67651151540     PISSN: 00333204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0016086     Document Type: Article

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