Narrative therapy for adults with major depressive disorder: Improved symptom and interpersonal outcomes

Psychotherapy Research

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 4-15

  Vromans, Lynette P ^a   Schweitzer, Robert D ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Benchmarking; Brief psychotherapy; Depression; Narrative therapy; Outcome research

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; MAJOR DEPRESSION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; BENCHMARKING; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MIDDLE AGED; NARRATION; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79951712569     PISSN: 10503307     EISSN: 14684381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10503301003591792     Document Type: Article

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