An examination of clients' in-session changes and their relationship to the working alliance and outcome

Psychotherapy Research

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 224-233

  Watson, Jeanne C ^a   Schein, Jennifer ^a   McMullen, Evelyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alliance; Brief psychotherapy; Change processes; Cognitive behavioural therapy; Depression; Experiential existential humanistic psychotherapy; Outcome research; Postsession outcome; Process research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951198384     PISSN: 10503307     EISSN: 14684381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10503300903311285     Document Type: Article

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