examining the relation between the therapeutic alliance, treatment adherence, and outcome of cognitive behavioral therapy for children with anxiety disorders

Behavior Therapy

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 172-186

  Liber, Juliette M ^a   McLeod, Bryce D ^b   Van Widenfelt, Brigit M ^a   Goedhart, Arnold W ^a   van der Leeden, Adelinde J M ^a   Utens, Elisabeth M W J ^c   Treffers, Philip D A ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREDICTION; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANXIETY DISORDERS; CHILD; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77952815827     PISSN: 00057894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2009.02.003     Document Type: Article

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