Sources of psychiatric staff members' feelings towards patients and treatment outcome

Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 571-584

  Holmqvist, Rolf ^a   Armelius, Bengt Åke ^b  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNTER TRANSFERENCE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMOTIONALITY; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; PSYCHOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EMOTIONS; HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33845629890     PISSN: 14760835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/147608306X112984     Document Type: Article

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