The therapist experience of being the target of hostile versus suspected-unasserted client anger: Factors associated with resolution

Psychotherapy Research

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 475-491

  Hill, Clara E ^a   Kellems, Ian S ^a   Kolchakian, Misty R ^a   Wonnell, Teresa L ^a   Davis, Timothy L ^a   Nakayama, Emilie Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGER; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 12344294226     PISSN: 10503307     EISSN: 14684381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ptr/kpg040     Document Type: Article

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