Guidelines for classifying evidence-based treatments in couple and family therapy

Family Process

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 377-392

  Sexton, Thomas ^a   Gordon, Kristina Coop ^b   Gurman, Alan ^c,d   Lebow, Jay ^c   Holtzworth Munroe, Amy ^a   Johnson, Susan ^e  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Couple therapy; Evidence based treatments; Family therapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY THERAPY; HUMAN; MARITAL THERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARD;

COUPLES THERAPY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY THERAPY; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 80052246135     PISSN: 00147370     EISSN: 15455300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1545-5300.2011.01363.x     Document Type: Article

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