Why did i change when i went to therapy? a qualitative analysis of former patients' conceptions of successful psychotherapy

Counselling and Psychotherapy Research

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 250-256

  Binder, Per Einar ^a   Holgersen, Helge ^a   Nielsen, Geir Høstmark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Hermeneutics; Patient perspectives; Phenomenology; Psychotherapeutic change; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

EID: 75249105860     PISSN: 14733145     EISSN: 17461405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14733140902898088     Document Type: Article

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