An investigation of the relationship between therapist characteristics and alliance in group therapy for individuals with treatment-resistant auditory hallucinations

Journal of Mental Health

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 166-170

  Harper Romeo, Katy ^a   Meyer, Piper S ^a   Johnson, David ^c   Penn, David L ^a,b  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Alliance; Group therapy; Hallucinations; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY HALLUCINATION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT CARE; POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SYNDROME SCALE; PSYCHOTHERAPIST; PSYCHOTHERAPIST ATTITUDE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL NETWORK; TREATMENT RESISTANT AUDITORY HALLUCINATION; HALLUCINATIONS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN RELATION; MIDDLE AGED; OBJECT RELATION; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HALLUCINATIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 84905014579     PISSN: 09638237     EISSN: 13600567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09638237.2013.869568     Document Type: Article

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