How many therapists? Practical guidance on investigating therapist effects in randomized controlled trials for eating disorders

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 670-676

  Thompson, Doug ^a   Cachelin, Fary ^b   Striegel Moore, Ruth H ^c   Barton, Bruce ^d   Shea, Munyi ^e   Wilson, G Terence ^f  

^a Thompson Research Consulting LLC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^c WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Randomized clinical trial; Therapist effects; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EATING DISORDER; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SAMPLE SIZE; STUDY DESIGN;

EATING DISORDERS; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 84862220212     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: 1098108X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eat.22009     Document Type: Article

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