Therapy was not what i expected: A preliminary qualitative analysis of concordance between client expectations and experience of cognitive-behavioural therapy

Psychotherapy Research

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 436-446

  Westra, Henny Alice ^a   Aviram, Adi ^a   Barnes, Marissa ^a   Angus, Lynne ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Cognitive behaviour therapy; Expectations; Process research; Qualitative research methods

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954999100     PISSN: 10503307     EISSN: 14684381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10503301003657395     Document Type: Article

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