Cognitive behavioral therapy: Current status and future research directions

Psychotherapy Research

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 321-329

  McMain, Shelley ^a   Newman, Michelle G ^b   Segal, Zindel V ^c   DeRubeis, Robert J ^d  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

cognitive behavioral therapy; psychotherapy; treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE THERAPY; HUMAN; MENTAL DISORDERS; PROCEDURES; RESEARCH; TRENDS;

COGNITIVE THERAPY; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; RESEARCH;

EID: 84928583594     PISSN: 10503307     EISSN: 14684381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10503307.2014.1002440     Document Type: Article

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