Cohesion, alliance, and outcome in group psychotherapy: Comments on Joyce, Piper, & Ogrodniczuk (2007)

International Journal of Group Psychotherapy

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 533-540

  Johnson, Jennifer ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EMOTION; GROUP DYNAMICS; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORALITY; NOTE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PERCEPTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 35548947482     PISSN: 00207284     EISSN: 00207284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/ijgp.2007.57.4.533     Document Type: Note

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