Meta-Analysis of Solution-Focused Brief Therapy for Treating Symptoms of Internalizing Disorders

Counseling Outcome Research and Evaluation

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 21-39

  Schmit, Erika L ^a   Schmit, Michael K ^b   Lenz, A Stephen ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY COMMERCE   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY CORPUS CHRISTI   (United States)

Author keywords

internalizing disorders; meta analysis; SFBT

Indexed keywords

EID: 84964803729     PISSN: 21501378     EISSN: 21501386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2150137815623836     Document Type: Article

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