Toward a common focus in psychotherapy research

Psychotherapy

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 450-454

  Elkins, David N ^a  

^a PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Common factors; Psychotherapy effectiveness; Psychotherapy research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; HUMANISM; HYPOTHESIS; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PERSONAL VALUE; PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

HUMANISM; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RESEARCH DESIGN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84874488914     PISSN: 00333204     EISSN: 19391536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0027797     Document Type: Article

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