Brief Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy: Definition and Scientific Foundations

Handbook of Brief Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 1-20

  Hazlett Stevens, Holly ^a   Craske, Michelle G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive behavioral therapies; Emotional and behavioral problems; Psychological distress; Psychological dysfunction; Psychosocial treatments

Indexed keywords

EID: 84948739853     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470713020.ch1     Document Type: Chapter

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