The unfolding of the real relationship and the outcome of brief psychotherapy

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 495-506

  Gelso, Charles ^a   Kivlighan, Dennis ^a   Busa Knepp, Johnna ^b   Spiegel, Eric ^b   Ain, Stacie ^a   Hummel, Ann ^a   Emilie, Yueher Ma ^a   Markin, Rayna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Outcomes; Real relationship; Therapeutic relationship; Tripartite model

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARYLAND; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC PROCESSES; PSYCHOTHERAPY, BRIEF; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRGINIA;

EID: 84874340944     PISSN: 00220167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0029838     Document Type: Article

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