The therapeutic alliance in the cognitive behavioral treatment of pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 855-863

  Keeley, Mary L ^a   Geffken, Gary R ^b   Ricketts, Emily ^c   McNamara, Joseph P H ^b   Storch, Eric A ^d  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT); Pediatric obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD); Therapeutic alliance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CHILDREN'S YALE BROWN OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE SCALE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EFFECT SIZE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THERAPEUTIC ALLIANCE; THERAPEUTIC ALLIANCE SCALE FOR CHILDREN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WORKING ALLIANCE INVENTORY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PARENTS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79961021315     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: 18737897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2011.03.017     Document Type: Article

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