Three perspectives on clients' experiences of the therapeutic alliance: A discovery-oriented investigation

Journal of Marital and Family Therapy

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 355-368

  Beck, Michael ^a,c   Friedlander, Myrna L ^a   Escudero, Valentín ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

^c Monterey County Behavioral Health Division   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COOPERATION; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SPAIN; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SPAIN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33748042933     PISSN: 0194472X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-0606.2006.tb01612.x     Document Type: Article

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