The contribution of group cohesion and group alliance to the outcome of group psychotherapy

International Journal of Group Psychotherapy

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 475-497

  Marziali, Elsa ^a   Munroe Blum, Heather ^a   McCleary, Lynn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SCREENING; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0030803736     PISSN: 00207284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207284.1997.11490846     Document Type: Review

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