Therapists' group attachments and their expectations of patients' attitudes about group therapy

International Journal of Group Psychotherapy

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 325-338

  Marmarosh, Cheri L ^a   Franz, Victoria A ^b   Koloi, Mosetsanagape ^b   Majors, Rebekah C ^b   Rahimi, Amanda M ^b   Ronquillo, Jonne G ^b   Somberg, Rachel J ^a   Swope, Jessica S ^b   Zimmer, Katherine ^b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; EXPECTATION; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOTHERAPIST ATTITUDE;

ATTITUDE; HUMANS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PATIENTS; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP;

EID: 33745912253     PISSN: 00207284     EISSN: 00207284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/ijgp.2006.56.3.325     Document Type: Article

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