Interpersonal microprocesses predict cognitive-emotional processing and the therapeutic alliance in psychotherapy for depression

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 445-452

  Altenstein, David ^a   Krieger, Tobias ^a   Holtforth, Martin Grosse ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cognitive emotional processing; Interpersonal complementarity; Interpersonal process; Process outcome research; Therapeutic alliance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COOPERATION; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SWITZERLAND; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; COGNITION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWITZERLAND; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 84882677882     PISSN: 00220167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0032800     Document Type: Article

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