Outcomes of psychotherapy from the perspective of the users

Psychotherapy Research

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 227-240

  Valkonen, Jukka ^a   HäNninen, Vilma ^a   Lindfors, Olavi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Brief psychotherapy; Depression; Long term psychotherapy; Narrative approach; Outcome research; Qualitative research methods

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PSYCHOTHERAPY, BRIEF; SEX FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79957793783     PISSN: 10503307     EISSN: 14684381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10503307.2010.548346     Document Type: Article

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