Bringing the psychotherapist back: Basic concepts for reading articles examining therapist effects using multilevel modeling

Psychotherapy

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 152-162

  Adelson, Jill L ^a   Owen, Jesse ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Multilevel modeling; Psychotherapy; Therapist effects

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOTHERAPIST; READING; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THERAPY EFFECT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN RELATION; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SAMPLE SIZE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RESEARCH DESIGN; SAMPLE SIZE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84871679787     PISSN: 00333204     EISSN: 19391536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0023990     Document Type: Review

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