A century of psychology and psychotherapy: Is an understanding of 'control' the missing link between theory, research, and practice?

Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 337-353

  Mansell, Warren ^a   Carey, Timothy A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPREHENSION; CONTROL; HISTORY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; COMPREHENSION; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MENTAL DISORDERS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

EID: 70349568375     PISSN: 14760835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/147608309X432526     Document Type: Article

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