Self-descriptions of socially phobic persons in short-term group psychotherapy

European Journal of Psychotherapy and Counselling

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 76-91

  Penttinen, Henna ^a   Wahlström, Jarl ^a   Kuusinen, Kirsti Liisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

cognitive constructive group psychotherapy; self description; self image; social phobia

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874158404     PISSN: 13642537     EISSN: 14695901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13642537.2013.765133     Document Type: Article

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