Therapeutic alliance mediates the relationship between interpersonal problems and depression outcome in a cohort of multiple sclerosis patients

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 62, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1197-1204

  Howard, Isa ^a   Turner, Rebecca ^b   Olkin, Rhoda ^b   Mohr, David C ^c  

^a SAN FRANCISCO VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ALLIANT INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Interpersonal problems; Multiple sclerosis; Working alliance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC PROCESSES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33748270036     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: 10974679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.20274     Document Type: Article

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