Coming to terms

Psychotherapy Research

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 367-384

  Stiles, William B ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assimilation model; Meaning bridge; Psychotherapy process and outcome; Signs; Voices

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

AFFECT; COGNITION; COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC PROCESSES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 79960672277     PISSN: 10503307     EISSN: 14684381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10503307.2011.582186     Document Type: Article

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