Qualitative psychotherapy research: The journey so far and future directions

Psychotherapy

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 31-37

  Levitt, Heidi M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Consensual qualitative research; Grounded theory; Phenomenology; Psychotherapy research; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; EXPERIENCE; FUNDING; FUTUROLOGY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; POLICY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PUBLICATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; GROUNDED THEORY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN RELATION; PROCEDURES; TRENDS;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; GROUNDED THEORY; HUMANS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 84925688782     PISSN: 00333204     EISSN: 19391536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0037076     Document Type: Article

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