Ambivalence and Alliance Ruptures in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Generalized Anxiety

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 201-208

  Hunter, Jennifer A ^a   Button, Melissa L ^a   Westra, Henny A ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

alliance rupture; ambivalence; change talk; counter change talk; observational measure

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84903735349     PISSN: 16506073     EISSN: 16512316     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16506073.2014.899617     Document Type: Article

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