Therapist technique and patient defensive functioning in ultra-brief psychodynamic psychotherapy: A LAG sequential analysis

Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 247-255

  Drapeau, Martin ^a,c   de Roten, Yves ^b   Beretta, Véronique ^b   Blake, Emily ^a   Koerner, Annett ^c,d   Despland, Jean Nicolas ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOR; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHODYNAMICS; PSYCHOTHERAPIST ATTITUDE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RATING SCALE; SEQUENTIAL ANALYSIS; SWITZERLAND; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); DEFENSE MECHANISMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MOOD DISORDERS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOANALYTIC INTERPRETATION; PSYCHOANALYTIC THERAPY; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOTHERAPY, BRIEF; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 51849092006     PISSN: 10633995     EISSN: 10990879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cpp.575     Document Type: Article

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