Goal setting in psychotherapy: The relevance of approach and avoidance goals for treatment outcome

Psychotherapy Research

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 488-494

  Wollburg, Eileen ^a   Braukhaus, Christoph ^a  

^a Clinical Centre Bad Bramstedt   (Germany)

Author keywords

Approach goal; Avoidance goal; Cognitive behavior therapy; Depression; Mental health services research; Outcome research; Therapy outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC PROCESSES; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77954984741     PISSN: 10503307     EISSN: 14684381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10503301003796839     Document Type: Article

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