The impact of mental illness on patient satisfaction with the therapeutic relationship

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 803-809

  Bjørngaard, Johan Håkon ^a   Ruud, Torleif ^b   Friis, Svein ^c,d  

^a SINTEF   (Norway)

^b AKERSHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Community mental health services; Herapeutic alliance; Multilevel analysis; Psychopathology; User satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOPERATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NORWAY; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 34748903592     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-007-0229-5     Document Type: Article

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