The therapeutic alliance in cognitive-behavioral treatment of children referred for oppositional, aggressive, and antisocial behavior

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 726-730

  Kazdin, Alan E ^a,c   Marciano, Paul L ^b   Whitley, Moira K ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alliance in child therapy; Child therapist alliance; Therapeutic change

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANT DISORDER; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PSYCHOTHERAPIST; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; ATTENTION DEFICIT AND DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 25444471109     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-006X.73.4.726     Document Type: Article

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