Cohesion, Alliance, and outcome in group psychotherapy: Comments on Joyce et al. (2007) and Johnson (2007)

International Journal of Group Psychotherapy

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 403-409

  Lorentzen, Steinar ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b AKER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; NOTE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HUMANS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 49049104025     PISSN: 00207284     EISSN: 00207284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/ijgp.2008.58.3.403     Document Type: Note

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