Metacognitive Narrative Psychotherapy for people diagnosed with schizophrenia: An outline of a principle-based treatment manual

Psychosis

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 155-165

  Bargenquast, Rebecca ^a   Schweitzer, Robert ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

manualised treatment; metacognition; narrative; psychotherapy; schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

EID: 84902650057     PISSN: 17522439     EISSN: 17522447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17522439.2012.753935     Document Type: Article

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