The association between patient characteristics and the therapeutic alliance in cognitive-behavioral and interpersonal therapy for bulimia nervosa

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 203-211

  Constantino, Michael J ^a,b   Arnow, Bruce A ^a   Blasey, Christine ^a   Agras, W Stewart ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BULIMIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXPECTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; BULIMIA; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP;

EID: 15944410286     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-006X.73.2.203     Document Type: Article

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