Patients' view of the alliance in psychotherapy: Exploratory factor analysis of three alliance measures

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1326-1336

  Hatcher, Robert L ^a,b   Barends, Alex W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RESEARCH; ANXIETY NEUROSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HOSTILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREDICTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENTS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RESEARCH;

EID: 0030299811     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-006X.64.6.1326     Document Type: Article

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