Client attachment to therapist, depth of in-session exploration, and object relations in brief psychotherapy

Psychotherapy

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 85-100

  Mallinckrodt, Brent ^a   Porter, Mary Jo ^a   Kivlighan Jr , Dennis M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BELL OBJECT RELATIONS; CLIENT ATTACHMENT TO THERAPIST SCALE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; EXPERIENCE; EXPERIENCES IN CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS SCALE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PREDICTION; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RATING SCALE; REALITY TESTING INVENTORY; REVIEW; WORKING ALLIANCE INVENTORY;

EID: 17044389397     PISSN: 00333204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0033-3204.42.1.85     Document Type: Review

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