Different processes for different therapies: Therapist actions, therapeutic bond, and outcome

Psychotherapy

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 291-302

  Ulvenes, Pål G ^a,b   Berggraf, Lene ^a,b   Hoffart, Asle ^a,b   Stiles, Tore C ^c   Svartberg, Martin ^d   McCullough, Leigh ^a,e   Wampold, Bruce E ^a,f  

^a MODUM BAD PSYCHIATRIC CENTER   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^d DIAKONHJEMMET HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^e HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Alliance; Cognitive therapy; Dynamic therapy; Personality disorders; Therapist actions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLUSTER C PERSONALITY DISORDER; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; SHORT TERM DYNAMIC PSYCHOTHERAPY; SYMPTOM; SYMPTOM CHECKLIST 90; THERAPEUTIC BOND; TREATMENT OUTCOME; AFFECT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; METHODOLOGY; PERSONALITY TEST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; AFFECT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC PROCESSES; PSYCHOTHERAPY, BRIEF; Q-SORT; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84874431337     PISSN: 00333204     EISSN: 19391536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0027895     Document Type: Article

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