Sudden gains and critical sessions in cognitive-behavioral therapy for depression.

1999/01/01 by Tony Z. Tang, Robert J. DeRubeis · 511 citations
Psychology · #Behavioral activation #Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development #Clinical psychology #Cognition #Cognitive behavioral therapy #Cognitive processing therapy #Cognitive psychology #Cognitive restructuring #Cognitive therapy #Depression (economics) #Educational and Psychological Assessments #Psychiatry #Psychology #Psychotherapist

paper · doi:10.1037/0022-006x.67.6.894

published in Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology 67(6), 894-904 (American Psychological Association)

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