Interpersonal predictors of early therapeutic alliance in a transdiagnostic cognitive-behavioral treatment for adolescents with anxiety and depression

Psychotherapy

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 218-230

  Levin, Laura ^a   Henderson, Heather A ^a   Ehrenreich May, Jill ^a  

^a University of Miami   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Anxiety; Cognitive behavioral; Depression; Interpersonal; Therapeutic alliance; Transdiagnostic

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PEER GROUP; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; OBSERVER VARIATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CHILD; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; OBSERVER VARIATION; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84871678641     PISSN: 00333204     EISSN: 19391536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0028265     Document Type: Article

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