Level of alliance, pattern of alliance, and outcome in short-term group therapy

International Journal of Group Psychotherapy

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 527-550

  Piper, William E ^a   Ogrodniczuk, John S ^a   Lamarche, Christine ^a   Hilscher, Tamara ^a   Joyce, Anthony S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRIEF; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOTHERAPIST; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

ADULT; AGED; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GRIEF; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOTHERAPY, BRIEF; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP;

EID: 27244448240     PISSN: 00207284     EISSN: 00207284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/ijgp.2005.55.4.527     Document Type: Article

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