Increasing access to mental health care through government-funded psychotherapy: The perspectives of clinicians

Canadian Psychology

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 80-89

  Bradley, Stacy ^a   Drapeau, Martin ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Increasing accessibility; Mental health care; Psychologist; Psychotherapy; Survey

Indexed keywords

EID: 84900527919     PISSN: 07085591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0036453     Document Type: Article

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