Fearful attachment, working alliance and treatment response for individuals with major depression

Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 414-424

  Reis, Samantha ^a   Grenyer, Brin F S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; FEAR; FEMALE; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; INTIMACY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHODYNAMICS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 11344257332     PISSN: 10633995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cpp.428     Document Type: Article

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