Existential dynamic therapy ("VITA") for treatment-resistant depression with Cluster C disorder: Matched comparison to treatment as usual

Psychotherapy Research

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 579-591

  Stålsett, Gry ^a   Gude, Tore ^a   Rønnestad, M Helge ^b   Monsen, Jon T ^b  

^a MODUM BAD PSYCHIATRIC CENTER   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

depression; experiential existential humanistic psychotherapy; psychoanalytic psychodynamic therapy; spirituality and religion and psychotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXISTENTIALISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NARRATIVE THERAPY; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PSYCHOANALYSIS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RELIGION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESISTANT DEPRESSION;

ADULT; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, TREATMENT-RESISTANT; EXISTENTIALISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NARRATIVE THERAPY; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PSYCHOANALYTIC THERAPY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; SPIRITUALITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84866719759     PISSN: 10503307     EISSN: 14684381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10503307.2012.692214     Document Type: Article

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