Dialectical Behavior Therapy in an Intensive Outpatient Program With a Mixed-Diagnostic Sample

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 221-235

  Ritschel, Lorie A ^a   Cheavens, Jennifer S ^b   Nelson, Juliet ^c  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Dialectical behavior therapy; Intensive outpatient programs

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDERS; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTERS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD DISORDERS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858398426     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: 10974679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.20863     Document Type: Article

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