Therapeutic alliance in Enhanced Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for bulimia nervosa: Probably necessary but definitely insufficient

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 65-71

  Raykos, Bronwyn C ^a   McEvoy, Peter M ^a,b   Erceg Hurn, David ^a,b   Byrne, Susan M ^a,b   Fursland, Anthea ^a   Nathan, Paula ^a  

^a Centre for Clinical Interventions   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bulimia nervosa; CBT E; Therapeutic alliance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BULIMIA; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSION ANXIETY STRESS SCALE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENHANCED COGNITIVE BEHAVIOURAL THERAPY; FEMALE; HELPING ALLIANCE QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INVENTORY OF INTERPERSONAL PROBLEMS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PSYCHOTHERAPIST; QUESTIONNAIRE; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ANXIETY; BULIMIA NERVOSA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPLICATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHOLOGY; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; BULIMIA NERVOSA; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84900835049     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: 1873622X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2014.04.004     Document Type: Article

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