Case managers' perspectives on the therapeutic alliance: A qualitative study

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 47, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1815-1826

  Nath, Sara Bressi ^a   Alexander, Leslie B ^a   Solomon, Phyllis L ^b  

^a BRYN MAWR COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Intensive case management; Qualitative research; Serious mental illness; Therapeutic alliance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE MANAGEMENT; CONSUMER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CASE MANAGEMENT; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PENNSYLVANIA; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84867984350     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-012-0483-z     Document Type: Article

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