Therapeutic alliance and treatment outcome in the primary care behavioral health model

Families, Systems and Health

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 87-100

  Corso, Kent A ^a,g   Bryan, Craig J ^b   Corso, Meghan L ^c   Kanzler, Kathryn E ^d   Houghton, David C ^b   Ray Sannerud, Bobbie ^e   Morrow, Chad E ^f  

^a NCR Behavioral Health LLC   (United States)

^b Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

^c Bureau of Medicine and Surgery   (United States)

^d Joint Base Andrews ^*  (United States)

^e Nellis Air Force Base   (United States)

^f Maxwell Gunter AFB   (United States)

^g WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Integrated care; Primary care behavioral health; Specific factors; Therapeutic alliance; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL MODEL; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84868631745     PISSN: 10917527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0028632     Document Type: Article

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