Attachment to the clinical team and its association with therapeutic relationships, social networks, and clinical well-being

Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 17-35

  Catty, Jocelyn ^a   Cowan, Naomi ^a   Poole, Zoe ^a   Ellis, Gemma ^a   Geyer, Connie ^a   Lissouba, Pascale ^a   White, Sarah ^a   Burns, Tom ^b  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; OBJECT RELATION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84856830991     PISSN: 14760835     EISSN: 20448341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8341.2010.02011.x     Document Type: Article

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