Starting Off on the Right Foot: Common Factor Elements in Early Psychotherapy Process

Journal of Psychotherapy Integration

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 172-191

  DeFife, Jared A ^a   Hilsenroth, Mark J ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ADELPHI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Common factors; Early treatment interventions; Goal collaboration; Positive expectancies; Role preparation

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); MOOD DISORDER; MOTIVATION; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

EID: 79959321063     PISSN: 10530479     EISSN: 15733696     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0023889     Document Type: Article

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