The role of the therapeutic relationship in cognitive behaviour therapy for chronic fatigue syndrome

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 368-376

  Heins, Marianne J ^a   Knoop, Hans ^a   Bleijenberg, Gijs ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chronic fatigue syndrome; Cognitive behaviour therapy; Expectation; Recovery; Working Alliance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONVALESCENCE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; EXPECTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84876994902     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: 1873622X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2013.02.001     Document Type: Article

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