Alliance in Couple and Family Therapy

Psychotherapy

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 25-33

  Friedlander, Myrna L ^a   Escudero, Valentín ^b   Heatherington, Laurie ^c   Diamond, Gary M ^d  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

^c WILLIAMS COLLEGE   (United States)

^d BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Alliance; Couple and family therapy; Meta analysis; Therapy relationships

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COUPLE THERAPY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY; FAMILY THERAPY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SELF REPORT;

ADOLESCENT; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; COUPLES THERAPY; FAMILY THERAPY; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79952842718     PISSN: 00333204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0022060     Document Type: Article

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