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A review of outcome studies of rational-emotive therapy from 1977 to 1982

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McGovern, T.E., Silverman, M.S. A review of outcome studies of rational-emotive therapy from 1977 to 1982. J Rational-Emot Cognitive-Behav Ther 2, 7–18 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02283004

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