Self-help books for people with depression: The role of the therapeutic relationship

Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 67-81

  Richardson, Rachel ^a   Richards, David A ^b   Barkham, Michael ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bibliotherapy; Cognitive behaviour therapy; Common factors; Depression; Qualitative study; Self help

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; REHABILITATION; SELF CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BIBLIOTHERAPY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; SELF CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 75349106279     PISSN: 13524658     EISSN: 14691833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1352465809990452     Document Type: Article

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