Attitudes and applications of chairwork amongst CBT therapists: a preliminary survey

Cognitive Behaviour Therapist

Volumn 14, Issue , 2021, Pages

  Pugh, Matthew ^a   Bell, Tobyn ^b   Waller, Glenn ^c   Petrova, Emma ^a  

^a NHS Foundation Trust   (United Kingdom)

^b GREATER MANCHESTER MENTAL HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CBT; chairwork; role play; survey

Indexed keywords

EID: 85118697778     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1754470X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1754470X21000052     Document Type: Article

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