Meta-analysis of qualitative studies: A tool for reviewing qualitative research findings in psychotherapy

Psychotherapy Research

Volumn 19, Issue 4-5, 2009, Pages 591-600

  Timulak, Ladislav ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Emotion in therapy; Experiential existential humanistic psychotherapy; Integrative treatment models; Outcome research; Process research; Qualitative research methods

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; STATISTICS;

HUMANS; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

EID: 77953146616     PISSN: 10503307     EISSN: 14684381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10503300802477989     Document Type: Article

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