Psycho-education and group cognitive-behavioural therapy for clinical perfectionism: A case-series evaluation

Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 129-143

  Steele, Anna L ^a   Waite, Sue ^a   Egan, Sarah J ^b   Finnigan, Janelle ^b   Handley, Alicia ^b   Wade, Tracey D ^c  

^a Adelaide Health Service   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

cognitive behaviour therapy; Perfectionism

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAMPHLETS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84873899900     PISSN: 13524658     EISSN: 14691833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1352465812000628     Document Type: Article

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