Developing a comprehensive understanding of the working alliance in community mental health

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1054-1074

  Kirsh, Bonnie ^a   Tate, Ellen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Community mental health; Severe mental illness; Therapeutic relationship; Working alliance

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN RELATION; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REVIEW; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TEAMWORK;

COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MENTAL DISORDERS; META-ANALYSIS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRUST;

EID: 33748299512     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732306292100     Document Type: Review

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