The case for single-session therapy: Does the empirical evidence support the increased prevalence of this service delivery model?

Journal of Mental Health

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 60-71

  Hymmen, Peter ^a   Stalker, Carol A ^a   Cait, Cheryl Anne ^a  

^a WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Accessibility; Brief therapy; Mental health services; Single session therapy; Walk in clinics

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONSULTATION; DATA BASE; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FAMILY COUNSELING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANT DISORDER; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SINGLE SESSION THERAPY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

COUNSELING; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOTHERAPY, BRIEF; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84872961294     PISSN: 09638237     EISSN: 13600567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09638237.2012.670880     Document Type: Article

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