Predictors of therapeutic alliance in early psychosis

Early Intervention in Psychiatry

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 300-303

  Bourdeau, Geneviève ^a   Théroux, Laurence ^a   Lecomte, Tania ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Early psychosis; Insight; Quality of life; Social functioning; Therapeutic alliance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; EARLY INTERVENTION; FRIEND; HUMAN; INTROSPECTION; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL STATUS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADULT; BRIEF PSYCHIATRIC RATING SCALE; COMPREHENSION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 70849132593     PISSN: 17517885     EISSN: 17517893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7893.2009.00144.x     Document Type: Article

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