Young people's expectations, preferences, and experiences of therapy: Effects on clinical outcome, service use, and help-seeking intentions

Clinical Psychologist

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 43-51

  Watsford, Clare ^a   Rickwood, Debra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

Author keywords

client expectations; preferences; service use; therapy; young people

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897607937     PISSN: 13284207     EISSN: 17429552     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cp.12034     Document Type: Article

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