Common factors are not so common and specific factors are not so specified: Toward an inclusive integration of psychotherapy research

Psychotherapy

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 514-518

  Weinberger, Joel ^a  

^a ADELPHI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Common factors; EBP; EST; Nonspecific; RCT

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

COMMON FACTOR; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; EMPIRICALLY SUPPORTED TREATMENT; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; EXPECTANCY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NOTE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); THERAPY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PROCEDURES;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

EID: 84925870151     PISSN: 00333204     EISSN: 19391536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0037092     Document Type: Note

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