Psychotherapists' reports of technique use when treating anxiety disorders: Factors associated with specific technique use

Cognitive Behaviour Therapist

Volumn 12, Issue , 2019, Pages

  Parker, Zachary J ^a   Waller, Glenn ^b  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evidence based practice; Psychotherapy process; Service evaluation; Therapist competence; Treatment adherence

Indexed keywords

EID: 85068176046     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1754470X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1754470X19000205     Document Type: Article

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