Therapeutic alliance and treatment adherence in two interventions for bulimia nervosa: A study of process and outcome

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1097-1106

  Loeb, Katharine L ^a   Pratt, Elizabeth M ^c   Walsh, B Timothy ^e   Wilson, G Terence ^b   Labouvie, Erich ^b   Hayaki, Jumi ^d   Agras, W Stewart ^f   Fairburn, Christopher G ^g  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ST OLAF COLLEGE   (United States)

^e Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^f STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bulimia nervosa; Cognitive behavioral therapy; Interpersonal psychotherapy; Therapeutic alliance; Treatment adherence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDIO RECORDING; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BULIMIA; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOTHERAPIST; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BULIMIA NERVOSA; COGNITIVE THERAPY; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 31544439865     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-006X.73.6.1097     Document Type: Article

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