Cultural Difference and the Therapeutic Alliance: An Evidence-Based Analysis

American Psychologist

Volumn 62, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 878-885

  Vasquez, Melba J T ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

evidence based analysis; multicultural counseling; multicultural guidelines; therapeutic alliance; unintentional bias

Indexed keywords

ART; ARTICLE; AWARDS AND PRIZES; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ETHNIC GROUP; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HISTORY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; MINORITY GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RACE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

AWARDS AND PRIZES; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; ETHNIC GROUPS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; MINORITY GROUPS; PORTRAITS AS TOPIC; PREJUDICE; PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; TEXAS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 36248960577     PISSN: 0003066X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0003-066X.62.8.878     Document Type: Article

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