Therapist-patient alliance, patient-therapist alliance, mutual therapeutic alliance, therapist-patient concordance, and outcome of CBT in GAD

Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 68-79

  Langhoff, Christin ^b   Baer, Thomas ^b   Zubraegel, Doris ^b   Linden, Michael ^a  

^a Rehabilitation Centre Seehof   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cognitive behavior therapy; Generalized anxiety disorder; Therapeutic alliance; Therapist patient relationship

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPATHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAMILTON ANXIETY SCALE; HUMAN; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 59849127479     PISSN: 08898391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/0889.8391.22.1.68     Document Type: Article

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