The therapeutic alliance and its relationship to alcoholism treatment participation and outcome

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 588-598

  Connors, Gerard J ^a,f   DiClemente, Carlo C ^b   Carroll, Kathleen M ^c   Longabaugh, Richard ^d   Donovan, Dennis M ^e  

^a Research Institute on Addictions   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^f RESEARCH INSTITUTE ON ADDICTIONS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DATA ANALYSIS; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RATING SCALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AFTERCARE; ALCOHOLISM; AMBULATORY CARE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1842372745     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-006X.65.4.588     Document Type: Article

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