Patient interpersonal factors and the therapeutic alliance in two treatments for bulimia nervosa

Psychotherapy Research

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 683-698

  Constantino, Michael ^a   Smith Hansen, Lotte ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Bulimia nervosa; Cognitive behavioral therapy; Interpersonal problems; Interpersonal therapy; Therapeutic alliance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BULIMIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DISTRESS SYNDROME; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERPERSONAL THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BULIMIA NERVOSA; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC PROCESSES; PSYCHOTHERAPY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 56349130903     PISSN: 10503307     EISSN: 14684381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10503300802183702     Document Type: Article

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