Two aspects of the therapeutic alliance: Differential relations with depressive symptom change

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 279-283

  Webb, Christian A ^a   Derubeis, Robert J ^a   Amsterdam, Jay D ^a   Shelton, Richard C ^b   Hollon, Steven D ^b   Dimidjian, Sona ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

alliance; cognitive therapy; depression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RATING SCALE; SYMPTOM; THERAPY EFFECT; WORKING ALLIANCE INVENTORY;

ADULT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES;

EID: 79958790120     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: 19392117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0023252     Document Type: Article

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