Toward an integrative understanding of narrative and emotion processes in Emotion-focused therapy of depression: Implications for theory, research and practice

Psychotherapy Research

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 367-380

  Angus, Lynne ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

experiential existential humanistic psychotherapy; narrative; process research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; EDUCATION; EMOTION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SELF CONCEPT; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DISCLOSURE; EMOTIONS; HUMANS; NARRATION; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 84864685279     PISSN: 10503307     EISSN: 14684381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10503307.2012.683988     Document Type: Article

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