Treatment adherence: The importance of therapist flexibility in relation to therapy outcomes

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 280-288

  Owen, Jesse ^a   Hilsenroth, Mark J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b ADELPHI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adherence; Alliance; Outcome; Psychodynamic; Therapist effects

Indexed keywords

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84898774487     PISSN: 00220167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0035753     Document Type: Article

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