The relationship between interpersonal problems, therapeutic alliance, and outcomes following group and individual cognitive behaviour therapy

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 157, Issue , 2014, Pages 25-32

  McEvoy, Peter M ^a,b   Burgess, Melissa M ^a,b   Nathan, Paula ^a  

^a Centre for Clinical Interventions ^*  (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Cognitive behavior therapy; Depression; Interpersonal problems; Therapeutic alliance

Indexed keywords

AGORAPHOBIA; ARTICLE; BECK ANXIETY INVENTORY; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DSM-IV; DYSTHYMIA; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL PROBLEM; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; PANIC; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOEDUCATION; SELECTION BIAS; SOCIAL PHOBIA; THERAPEUTIC ALLIANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANXIETY; COGNITIVE BEHAVIOR THERAPY; DEPRESSION; INTERPERSONAL PROBLEMS; THERAPEUTIC ALLIANCE;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT DROPOUTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893213156     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2013.12.038     Document Type: Article

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