Clients' and Therapists' Views of the Therapeutic Alliance: Similarities, Differences and Relationship to Therapy Outcome

Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 118-135

  Bachelor, Alexandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Client Perspective; Client Therapist Convergence; Factor Analysis; Therapeutic Alliance; Therapist Perspective

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; COOPERATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CANADA; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84875808719     PISSN: 10633995     EISSN: 10990879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cpp.792     Document Type: Article

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