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- Authors
- Rosen, G. M.
- Corresponding author
- Rosen, Gerald M.
- ORCID
- Rosen, Gerald M.
- Venue
- American Psychologist
- Published
- 1987
- Volume
- 42
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 46-51
- ISSN
- 0003-066X (ISSN-L)
- 1935-990X
- OpenAlex
- W1985655892
- Cited by
- 166
- References
- 36
- Citations by year
- 2025: 5 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 2
- FWCI
- 10.11
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- American Psychologist (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Historical Psychiatry and Medical Practices
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Keywords
- self-help books, psychotherapy, self-help, mental health services
- MeSH terms
- Mental Disorders, Books, Humans, Programmed Instructions as Topic, Psychotherapy
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