An assessment of change in negative relating in two male forensic therapy samples using the Person's Relating to Others Questionnaire (PROQ)

Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 387-407

  Birtchnell, John ^a   Shuker, Richard ^b   Newberry, Michelle ^b   Duggan, Conor ^c  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Grendon Underwood   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Improvement; Negative relating; PROQ; Relating theory; Therapeutic community

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERSON RELATING TO OTHERS QUESTIONNAIRE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISONER; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 70549103127     PISSN: 14789949     EISSN: 14789957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14789940802542840     Document Type: Article

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