Expert reasoning in psychotherapy case formulation

Psychotherapy Research

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 385-399

  Eells, Tracy D ^a   Lombart, Kenneth G ^b   Salsman, Nicholas ^c   Kendjelic, Edward M ^d   Schneiderman, Carolyn T ^e   Lucas, Cynthia P ^f  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^c XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e Private Practice   (United States)

^f Private Practice   (United States)

Author keywords

Case formulation; Cognitive behavior therapy; Forward reasoning; Process research; Psychoanalytic psychodynamic therapy; Psychotherapist training supervision development

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

COGNITIVE THERAPY; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL; PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC PROCESSES;

EID: 79960671265     PISSN: 10503307     EISSN: 14684381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10503307.2010.539284     Document Type: Article

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