An integrative mechanistic account of psychological distress, therapeutic change and recovery: the Perceptual Control Theory approach.

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• Publication year

  2011

• Venue

  Clinical Psychology Review

• Publication date

  2011-03-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1016/j.cpr.2010.01.005PMID 20171771
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