A quality-based review of randomized controlled trials of psychodynamic psychotherapy

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 168, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 19-28

  Gerber, Andrew J ^a   Kocsis, James H ^a   Milrod, Barbara L ^a   Roose, Steven P ^a   Barber, Jacques P ^a   Thase, Michael E ^a   Perkins, Patrick ^a   Leon, Andrew C ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL PSYCHOTHERAPY QUALITY RATING SCALE; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM;

HUMANS; PEER REVIEW, HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 78651325329     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: 15357228     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2010.08060843     Document Type: Review

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