How to define, find and classify side effects in psychotherapy: From unwanted events to adverse treatment reactions

Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 286-296

  Linden, Michael ^a,b  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b Rehabilitation Centre Seehof   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adverse treatment reactions; Malpractice; Psychotherapy; Quality assurance; Side effects; Unwanted events

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DISEASE COURSE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALPRACTICE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOTHERAPY; STANDARDS; TREATMENT FAILURE; ADVERSE TREATMENT REACTIONS; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECTS; STANDARD; UNWANTED EVENTS;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; MALPRACTICE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADVERSE TREATMENT REACTIONS; MALPRACTICE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITY ASSURANCE; SIDE EFFECTS; UNWANTED EVENTS;

EID: 84880139936     PISSN: 10633995     EISSN: 10990879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cpp.1765     Document Type: Article

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