Irregular assimilation progress: Reasons for setbacks in the context of linguistic therapy of evaluation

Psychotherapy Research

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 35-53

  Caro Gabalda, Isabel ^a   Stiles, William B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

APES; assimilation model; linguistic therapy of evaluation; setbacks

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; STANDARD; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84872526054     PISSN: 10503307     EISSN: 14684381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10503307.2012.721938     Document Type: Article

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