Change mechanisms in psychotherapy: Multiperspective assessment and relation to outcome

Psychotherapy Research

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 105-116

  Mander, Johannes Volker ^a   Wittorf, Andreas ^b   Schlarb, Angelika ^a   Hautzinger, Martin ^a   Zipfel, Stephan ^a   Sammet, Isa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

general change mechanisms; outcome prediction; post session reports; psychotherapy; therapeutic alliance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRIEF PSYCHIATRIC RATING SCALE; EQUIPMENT; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BRIEF PSYCHIATRIC RATING SCALE; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84872599397     PISSN: 10503307     EISSN: 14684381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10503307.2012.744111     Document Type: Article

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