Common and specific factors of psychotherapy - A review of the current position;Wirkfaktoren der psychotherapie - Eine übersicht und standortbestimmung

Zeitschrift fur Psychiatrie, Psychologie und Psychotherapie

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 67-76

  Pfammatter, Mario ^a   Tschacher, Wolfgang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Common factors; Efficacy; Psychotherapy; Specific techniques; Therapy process

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL RESEARCH; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW;

EID: 84855555546     PISSN: 16614747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/1661-4747/a000099     Document Type: Review

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