The therapeutic alliance: The key to effective patient outcome? A descriptive review of the evidence in community mental health case management

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 169-183

  Howgego, Irene M ^a   Yellowlees, Peter ^b   Owen, Cathy ^c   Meldrum, Lenore ^b   Dark, Frances ^d  

^a CANBERRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d Metro South Health   (Australia)

Author keywords

Case management; Community; Mental health; Working alliance

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDLINE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL PATIENT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PSYCINFO; REVIEW; TEAMWORK; VALIDATION PROCESS;

CASE MANAGEMENT; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0038324400     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1614.2003.01131.x     Document Type: Review

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