Has the concept of the therapeutic alliance outlived its usefulness?

Psychotherapy

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 286-291

  Safran, Jeremy D ^a   Muran, J Christopher ^b  

^a NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOANALYSIS; PSYCHOTHERAPIST; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW;

EID: 33749020826     PISSN: 00333204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0033-3204.43.3.286     Document Type: Review

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