The Responsiveness Problem in Psychotherapy: A Review of Proposed Solutions

Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 277-295

  Kramer, Ueli ^a,b   Stiles, William B ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^d APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Literature review; Process outcome; Psychotherapy research; Randomized controlled trial; Responsiveness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84942814206     PISSN: 09695893     EISSN: 14682850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cpsp.12107     Document Type: Article

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