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Psychological treatment outcomes in routine NHS services: a commentary on Stiles et al. (2007)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 October 2007

D. M. Clark ,
C. G. Fairburn  and
S. Wessely
D. M. Clark*
Affiliation:
Institute of Psychiatry at Kings College London, London, UK
C. G. Fairburn
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
S. Wessely
Affiliation:
Institute of Psychiatry at Kings College London, London, UK
*
*Address for correspondence: Professor D. M. Clark, Department of Psychology, Henry Wellcome Building (PO 77), Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, London SE5 8AF, UK. (Email: d.clark@iop.kcl.ac.uk)
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Keywords

Cognitive-behaviour therapyCORE-OMperson-centred therapyprimary carepsychodynamic therapytreatment outcomes
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Commentary
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Psychological Medicine , Volume 38 , Issue 5 , May 2008 , pp. 629 - 634
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2007

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