The quality of the working alliance between chronic psychiatric patients and their case managers: Process and outcomes

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-7

  de Leeuw, M ^a   van Meijel, B ^d   Grypdonck, M ^b,e   Kroon, H ^c  

^a Altrecht Institute of Mental Health Care   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION   (Netherlands)

^d INHOLLAND UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

^e GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Nurse patient relations; Professional patient alliance; Schizophrenia; Therapeutic alliance; Working alliance

Indexed keywords

CASE MANAGEMENT; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MENTAL DISEASE; REVIEW; STANDARD;

CASE MANAGEMENT; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 84855292359     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: 13652850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2011.01741.x     Document Type: Review

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