The relationship between the therapeutic alliance and treatment outcome in two distinct psychotherapies for chronic depression

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 627-638

  Arnow, Bruce A ^a   Steidtmann, Dana ^a   Blasey, Christine ^a   Manber, Rachel ^a   Constantino, Michael J ^b   Klein, Daniel N ^c   Markowitz, John C ^d   Rothbaum, Barbara O ^e   Thase, Michael E ^f   Fisher, Aaron J ^g   Kocsis, James H ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^g WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

alliance; depression; psychotherapy outcome; REVAMP

Indexed keywords

AMFEBUTAMONE; ESCITALOPRAM; LITHIUM; MIRTAZAPINE; SERTRALINE; VENLAFAXINE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BRIEF SUPPORTIVE PSYCHOTHERAPY; COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL ANALYSIS SYSTEM OF PSYCHOTHERAPY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT COUNSELING; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; PSYCHOEDUCATION; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; PSYCHOTHERAPIST; PSYCHOTHERAPY; STRUCTURED CLINICAL INTERVIEW FOR DSM DISORDERS; THERAPEUTIC WORKING ALLIANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HUMAN RELATION; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84881074751     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: 19392117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0031530     Document Type: Article

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