Therapist empathy and client anxiety reduction in motivational interviewing: "She carries with me, the experience"

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 65, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1156-1167

  Angus, Lynne E ^a   Kagan, Fern ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Empathy; Generalized anxiety disorder; Motivational interviewing; Psychotherapy

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDERS; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

EID: 70449428687     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: 10974679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.20635     Document Type: Review

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