Predictive value of object relations for therapeutic alliance and outcome in psychotherapy for depression: An exploratory study

Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

Volumn 196, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 655-662

  Van, Henricus L ^a   Hendriksen, Mariëlle ^a   Schoevers, Robert A ^a   Peen, Jaap ^a   Abraham, Robert A ^b   Dekker, Jack ^c  

^a JellinekMentrum   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Depression; Object relations; Predictors; Psychotherapy; Therapeutic alliance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; OBJECT RELATION; PREDICTION; PSYCHODYNAMICS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; AGED; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EGO DEVELOPMENT; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONALITY TEST; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PSYCHOANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICS;

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHOANALYTIC THERAPY; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOTHERAPY, BRIEF; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 52649147074     PISSN: 00223018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NMD.0b013e318183f8c2     Document Type: Article

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