Comparing apples and oranges: How do patient characteristics and treatment goals vary between different forms of psychotherapy?

Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 323-336

  Philips, Björn ^a,b  

^a STOCKHOLM COUNTY COUNCIL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; SWEDEN; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SWEDEN; TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349564138     PISSN: 14760835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/147608309X431491     Document Type: Article

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