Processing the therapeutic relationship

Psychotherapy Research

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 13-29

  Hill, Clara ^a,b   Knox, Sarah ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brief psychotherapy; Dream work; Long term psychotherapy; Outcome research; Process research; Psychotherapist training supervision development; Qualitative research methods

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; COGNITIVE THEORY; CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; COUNTER TRANSFERENCE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HUMAN; HUMANISTIC EXPERIENTIAL THEORY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERPERSONAL THEORY; INTERVENTION STUDY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; OBJECT RELATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC THEORIES AND SCHOOLS; PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY; PSYCHOTHERAPIST ATTITUDE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RELATIONAL THEORY; REVIEW; TRANSFERENCE;

COGNITION; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

EID: 60449100854     PISSN: 10503307     EISSN: 14684381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10503300802621206     Document Type: Review

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