The relation among the relationship conditions, working alliance, and outcome in both process-experiential and cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy

Psychotherapy Research

Volumn 15, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 25-33

  Watson, Jeanne C ^a   Geller, Shari M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alliance; CBT; Depression; Process experiential therapy; Relationship conditions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOPERATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMOTIONALITY; EMPATHY; FEMALE; GESTALT THERAPY; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; PERSONALITY TEST; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPIST; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RATING SCALE; SELF ESTEEM; TASK PERFORMANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 18144424350     PISSN: 10503307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10503300512331327010     Document Type: Article

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