Understanding processes of change: How some patients reveal more than others-and some groups of therapists less-about what matters in psychotherapy

Psychotherapy Research

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 419-428

  DeRubeis, Robert J ^a   Gelfand, Lois A ^a   German, Ramaris E ^a   Fournier, Jay C ^b   Forand, Nicholas R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

common factors; mechanisms of change; process outcome research; psychotherapy; technique

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SELF DISCLOSURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HUMANS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC PROCESSES; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SELF DISCLOSURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84898491116     PISSN: 10503307     EISSN: 14684381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10503307.2013.838654     Document Type: Article

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