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Counselling and Psychotherapy Research
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Attitudes about psychotherapy: A qualitative study of introductory psychology students who have never been in psychotherapy and the influence of attachment style

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Pages 13-24 | Received 13 Jul 2011, Accepted 27 Sep 2011, Published online: 01 Nov 2011

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