The collaborative interactions scale: A new transcript-based method for the assessment of therapeutic alliance ruptures and resolutions in psychotherapy

Psychotherapy Research

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 718-734

  Colli, Antonello ^a   Lingiardi, Vittorio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF URBINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alliance resolutions; Alliance ruptures; Assessment; Collaborative interaction scale; Therapeutic alliance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COOPERATION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRE; VALIDATION STUDY;

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 77953149708     PISSN: 10503307     EISSN: 14684381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10503300903121098     Document Type: Article

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