Client personality, working alliance and outcome: A pilot study

Social Work in Mental Health

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 83-98

  Coleman, Daniel ^a  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community mental health; Outcome; Personality; Psychotherapy; Working alliance

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751339494     PISSN: 15332985     EISSN: 15332993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J200v04n04_06     Document Type: Article

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