The role of the therapeutic alliance in the regulation of emotion in psychosis: An attachment perspective

Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 523-530

  Owens, Karen Annette ^a,b   Haddock, Gillian ^a   Berry, Katherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL OLDHAM HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attachment; Emotion Regulation; Psychosis; Therapeutic Alliance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTACHMENT; CONTROL; EMOTION; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; OBJECT RELATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; THERAPEUTIC ALLIANCE;

ATTACHMENT; EMOTION REGULATION; PSYCHOSIS; THERAPEUTIC ALLIANCE;

ADULT; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84889095537     PISSN: 10633995     EISSN: 10990879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cpp.1793     Document Type: Article

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