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Honorary Paper

Humanistic psychotherapy research 1990–2015: From methodological innovation to evidence-supported treatment outcomes and beyond

La ricerca nella Psicoterapia Umanistica tra il 1990 e il 2015: Dall'innovazione metodologica agli esiti di trattamenti supportati dalle evidenze e oltre

1990-2015年的人本心理治療研究:從方法學的創新到實證支持處遇的效果和超越

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Pages 330-347 | Received 02 Jun 2014, Accepted 14 Nov 2014, Published online: 17 Dec 2014

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