Subjective and intersubjective analyses of the therapeutic alliance in a brief relational therapy

American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 313-328

  Rozmarin, Eyal ^a,e   Muran, J Christopher ^b   Safran, Jeremy ^c   Gorman, Bernard ^d   Nagy, Jake ^c   Winston, Arnold ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^d STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRIEF RELATIONAL THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOANALYSIS; PSYCHOTHERAPIST; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RATING SCALE; SELF REPORT; WORKING ALLIANCE INVENTORY;

EID: 53049094499     PISSN: 00029564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.2008.62.3.313     Document Type: Article

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