Therapeutic alliance and outcome in routine psychiatric out-patient treatment: Patient factors and outcome

Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 193-206

  Johansson, Håkan ^a,b   Jansson, Jan Åke ^a,b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENTS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951800841     PISSN: 14760835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/147608309X472081     Document Type: Article

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