Does the therapeutic relationship predict outcomes of psychiatric treatment in patients with psychosis? a systematic review

Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 70-77

  Priebe, Stefan ^a,d   Richardson, Michelle ^a   Cooney, Maire ^b   Adedeji, Oluwatoyin ^c   McCabe, Rosemarie ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b EAST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c CENTRAL AND NORTH WEST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d NEWHAM CENTRE FOR MENTAL HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Functioning; Hospitalisation; Psychosis; Symptoms; Therapeutic relationship

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; NULL HYPOTHESIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; PSYCHOSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

AMBULATORY CARE; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS;

EID: 78650630375     PISSN: 00333190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000320976     Document Type: Article

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