Is there room for criticism of studies of psychodynamic psychotherapy?

American Psychologist

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 148-149

  Thombs, Brett D ^a   Jewett, Lisa R ^a   Bassel, Marielle ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); METHODOLOGY; NOTE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; PSYCHOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79951525519     PISSN: 0003066X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0021248     Document Type: Note

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