Who's using treatment manuals? A national survey of practicing therapists

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 51, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 706-710

  Becker, Emily M ^a   Smith, Ashley M ^a   Jensen Doss, Amanda ^a  

^a University of Miami   (United States)

Author keywords

Dissemination; Evidence based practice; Treatment manuals

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTORAL EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MALE; MASTERS EDUCATION; MENTAL HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; TREATMENT MANUAL;

DISSEMINATION; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; TREATMENT MANUALS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MANUALS AS TOPIC; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

EID: 84883243080     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: 1873622X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2013.07.008     Document Type: Article

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