Exploring therapeutic alliance in brief inpatient psychotherapy: A preliminary study

Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 386-394

  Blais, Mark A ^a   Jacobo, Michelle C ^a   Smith, Steven R ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alliance Ratings; Inpatient Psychotherapy Research; Psychotherapy; Treatment Outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COOPERATION; DEPRESSION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOTHERAPY, BRIEF; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH DESIGN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78149388173     PISSN: 10633995     EISSN: 10990879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cpp.666     Document Type: Article

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