Alliance patterns over the course of short-term dynamic psychotherapy: The shape of productive relationships

Psychotherapy Research

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 699-706

  Kramer, Ueli ^a   Roten, Yvesde ^a   Beretta, VÉronique ^a   Michel, Luc ^a   Despland, Jean Nicolas ^a  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Alliance; Process of change; Psychotherapy outcome; Therapeutic process

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT DISORDER; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; COOPERATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PANIC; PHOBIA; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADJUSTMENT DISORDERS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PANIC DISORDER; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOTHERAPY, BRIEF; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953162607     PISSN: 10503307     EISSN: 14684381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10503300902956742     Document Type: Article

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