What does the alliance predict in group interventions for early psychosis?

Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 55-61

  Lecomte, Tania ^a   Laferrière Simard, Marie Christine ^a   Leclerc, Claude ^b  

^a CENTRE DE RECHERCHE FERNAND SEGUIN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À TROIS RIVIÈRES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Early psychosis; Group Therapy; Therapeutic alliance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTROSPECTION; MALE; NEGATIVE SYNDROME; POSITIVE SYNDROME; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSIS; PSYCHOTHERAPIST; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYMPTOM; THERAPEUTIC ALLIANCE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; GROUP THERAPY; MENTAL PATIENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PSYCHOTHERAPIST ATTITUDE; REVIEW;

EID: 84864366852     PISSN: 00220116     EISSN: 15733564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10879-011-9184-2     Document Type: Article

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