Effectiveness of Solution-Focused Brief Therapy: A Systematic Qualitative Review of Controlled Outcome Studies

Research on Social Work Practice

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 266-283

  Gingerich, Wallace J ^a   Peterson, Lance T ^b,c  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ST CATHERINE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS   (United States)

Author keywords

brief therapy; effectiveness; outcomes; review; solution focused

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876022242     PISSN: 10497315     EISSN: 15527581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049731512470859     Document Type: Review

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