The relationship between change in therapeutic alliance ratings and improvement in youth symptom severity: Whose ratings matter the most?

Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research

Volumn 39, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 78-89

  Bickman, Leonard ^a   De Andrade, Ana Regina Vides ^a   Athay, M Michele ^a   Chen, Jason I ^b   De Nadai, Alessandro S ^b   Jordan Arthur, Brittany L ^b   Karver, Marc S ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Improvement; Ratings of therapeutic alliance; Therapeutic alliance; Youth mental health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CAREGIVERS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84862790539     PISSN: 0894587X     EISSN: 15733289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10488-011-0398-0     Document Type: Article

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