What happens in a psychoanalysis? A view through the lens of the analytic process scales (APS)

International Journal of Psychoanalysis

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 443-466

  Waldron, Sherwood ^a   Scharf, Robert D ^a   Hurst, David ^a   Firestein, Stephen K ^a   Burton, Anna ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Analytic process scales; APS; Coding manual; Core analytic activities; Interaction; Intervention quality; Patient productivity; Psychoanalytic process; Response to intervention; Segmenting; Sequential study

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFLICT; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMOTIONALITY; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PSYCHOANALYSIS; PSYCHODYNAMICS; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT; TRANSFERENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 2142748019     PISSN: 00207578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1516/5PPV-Q9WL-JKA9-DRCK     Document Type: Article

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