Therapist effects: Facilitative interpersonal skills as a predictor of therapist success

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 65, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 755-768

  Anderson, Timothy ^a   Ogles, Benjamin M ^a   Patterson, Candace L ^a   Lambert, Michael J ^b   Vermeersch, David A ^c  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Effectiveness; Interpersonal skills; Therapist effects; Therapy outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEMOGRAPHY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHODYNAMICS; PSYCHOTHERAPIST ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SIMULATION; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; VIDEORECORDING; ADOLESCENT; COUNSELING; HUMAN RELATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649998416     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: 10974679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.20583     Document Type: Article

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