Therapist responsiveness and patient engagement in therapy

Psychotherapy Research

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 52-66

  Elkin, Irene ^a   Falconnier, Lydia ^b   Smith, Yvonne ^a   Canada, Kelli E ^c   Henderson, Edward ^d   Brown, Eric R ^e   McKay, Benjamin M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b State University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^d Veterans Administration   (United States)

^e University of Chicago   (United States)

Author keywords

early termination; patient therapist relationship; therapeutic alliance; therapist responsiveness

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; PATIENT DROPOUTS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL MODEL; VIDEORECORDING;

COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PATIENT DROPOUTS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC PROCESSES; PSYCHOTHERAPY; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 84890430289     PISSN: 10503307     EISSN: 14684381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10503307.2013.820855     Document Type: Article

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