Therapist effects in routine psychotherapy practice: An account from chronic fatigue syndrome

Psychotherapy Research

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 168-178

  Cella, Matteo ^a,b   Stahl, Daniel ^a   Reme, Silje Endresen ^c   Chalder, Trudie ^a,b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cognitive behaviour therapy; Multilevel analyses; Outcome research; Statistical methodology; Therapist effects

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MANPOWER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79957850311     PISSN: 10503307     EISSN: 14684381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10503307.2010.535571     Document Type: Article

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