## Abstract A major development in the field of psychotherapy research is the growing recognition of the need for evidence on the mechanisms of change in psychotherapy. The empirical evidence that psychotherapy has a positive and significant effect must be amplified with data on the mechanisms of a
The mechanisms of change in the treatment of borderline personality disorder with transference focused psychotherapy
β Scribed by Kenneth N. Levy; John F. Clarkin; Frank E. Yeomans; Lori N. Scott; Rachel H. Wasserman; Otto F. Kernberg
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 191 KB
- Volume
- 62
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0021-9762
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