Relations of the alliance with psychotherapy outcome: Findings in the second sheffield psychotherapy project

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 791-802

  Stiles, William B ^a   Agnew Davies, Roxane ^b   Hardy, Gillian E ^c   Barkham, Michael ^c   Shapiro, David A ^c  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Leeds ^*

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PSYCHODYNAMICS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031724801     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-006X.66.5.791     Document Type: Article

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