Early therapy interpersonal process differentiating clients high and low in outcome expectations

Psychotherapy Research

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 731-745

  Ahmed, Mariyam ^a   Westra, Henny Alice ^a   Constantino, Michael J ^b  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

cognitive behavioural therapy; generalized anxiety; interpersonal process; outcome expectations; resistance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC PROCESSES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84869156455     PISSN: 10503307     EISSN: 14684381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10503307.2012.724538     Document Type: Article

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