Client attachment to therapist: Relation to client personality and symptomatology, and their contributions to the therapeutic alliance

Psychotherapy

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 454-468

  Bachelor, Alexandra ^a   Meunier, Gisèle ^a   Laverdière, Olivier ^b   Gamache, Dominick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attachment style; Client attachment to therapist; Personality; Symptomatology; Therapeutic alliance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SAFETY; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THERAPEUTIC ALLIANCE;

ADJUSTMENT DISORDERS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CHARACTER; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD DISORDERS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78651376690     PISSN: 00333204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0022079     Document Type: Article

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