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Self-Help Book Prescription Practices of Canadian University Counsellors.
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Warner, Ronald E. – Canadian Journal of Counselling, 1991
Surveyed 80 Canadian university counselors to determine whether they prescribed self-help books and to compare titles of most prescribed books to those selected by Canadian psychologists. Found that 74.4 percent of 78 counselors answering question responded affirmatively to recommending books with 56 titles being prescribed. Lists 10 books most…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Bibliotherapy, Counseling Techniques, Foreign Countries
Self-Help Treatment for Depression: Who Succeeds?
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Mahalik, James R.; Kivlighan, Dennis M., Jr. – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1988
Tested mildly depressed undergraduates (N=52) in treatment for depression using cognitive-behavioral, self-help manual. Results suggest that Holland's Realistic personality types are most successful in terms of reduction of depression scores, whereas Enterprising types are least successful in terms of attrition. Low superiority, high generalized…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Bibliotherapy, Cognitive Restructuring, Depression (Psychology)