Do early therapeutic alliance, motivation, and stages of change predict therapy change for high-risk, psychopathic violent prisoners?

Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 100-111

  Polaschek, Devon L L ^a   Ross, Elizabeth C ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; PRISONER; PSYCHOPATHY; RISK FACTOR; THERAPEUTIC ALLIANCE; TREATMENT DURATION; AGGRESSION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN RELATION; METHODOLOGY; NEW ZEALAND; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RECURRENT DISEASE; REPRODUCIBILITY; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; NEW ZEALAND; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRISONERS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC PROCESSES; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RECURRENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953415039     PISSN: 09579664     EISSN: 14712857     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cbm.759     Document Type: Article

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