Treatment development: Can we find a better way?

Clinical Psychology Review

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 870-882

  Hayes, Steven C ^a   Long, Douglas M ^a   Levin, Michael E ^a   Follette, William C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Contextual behavioral science; Functional analysis; Stage model; Theory; Treatment development

Indexed keywords

APPLIED RESEARCH; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; EVALUATION; HUMAN; PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; THEORY; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH; TREATMENT DEVELOPMENT;

CONTEXTUAL BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS; STAGE MODEL; THEORY; TREATMENT DEVELOPMENT;

EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PHILOSOPHY, MEDICAL; PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED; PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

EID: 84883160411     PISSN: 02727358     EISSN: 18737811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2012.09.009     Document Type: Review

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