What do psychotherapists really do in practice? An internet study of over 2,000 practitioners

Psychotherapy

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 260-267

  Cook, Joan M ^a,b   Biyanova, Tatuana ^a   Elhai, Jon ^c   Schnurr, Paula P ^d,e   Coyne, James C ^f  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b National Center for PTSD   (United States)

^c MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR PTSD   (United States)

^e DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Evidence supported treatment; Professional practice; Psychotherapy

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; CONFLICT; ECLECTICISM; EMPATHY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOTHERAPIST; PSYCHOTHERAPIST ATTITUDE; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

EID: 77954654110     PISSN: 00333204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0019788     Document Type: Article

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