Intrusive imagery and goals: A control theory perspective

Cognitive Behaviour Therapist

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 134-144

  Reid, Stuart ^a  

^a 5 Boroughs Partnership NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Case formulation; control; intrusive cognitions; memory; qualitative methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 84924259035     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1754470X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1754470X09990092     Document Type: Article

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