Dose-effect relationship in routine outpatient psychotherapy: Does treatment duration matter?

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 593-600

  Stulz, Niklaus ^a   Lutz, Wolfgang ^b   Kopta, Stephen Mark ^c   Minami, Takuya ^d   Saunders, Stephen M ^e  

^a Aargau Canton AG   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^e Marquette University   (United States)

Author keywords

Change; Dose effect relationship; Psychotherapy; Treatment courses; Treatment duration

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; OUTPATIENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; OUTPATIENTS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84887531307     PISSN: 00220167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0033589     Document Type: Article

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