Format
Scientific article
Publication Date
Published by / Citation
Psychotherapy: 2018, 55(4), p. 316-340.
Keywords
alcohol
illegal drugs
psychotherapy
psychosocial
treatment
guidelines
meta-analysis
therapist factors
therapeutic relationship
common factors
psychopathology
alliance
computer
counselling
cognitive-behavioural therapy
psychodynamic
humanistic
interpersonal
minorities
race
ethnicity
socioeconomic status
poverty
social exclusion

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