Person-specific validation and testing of functional relations in cognitive-behavioural case formulation: Guidelines and options

Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2018, Pages 672-691

  Mumma, Gregory H ^a   Marshall, Andrew J ^a,b   Mauer, Cortney ^c  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Texas Department of Family and Protective Services   (United States)

^c VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

cognitive behavioural case formulation; cognitive behavioural therapy; idiographic assessment; patient generated measures; person specific methods; tailored treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCIENTIST; STUDENT; VALIDATION PROCESS; COGNITION; MENTAL DISEASE; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY;

COGNITION; COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 85054539595     PISSN: 10633995     EISSN: 10990879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cpp.2298     Document Type: Article

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