The structure of intersession experience in psychotherapy and its relation to the therapeutic alliance

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 67, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1044-1063

  Hartmann, Armin ^a   Orlinsky, David ^b   Zeeck, Almut ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Alliance; Intersession; Process; Psychotherapy; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; CHICAGO; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENTS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052592935     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: 10974679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.20826     Document Type: Article

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