Clients' and therapists' real relationship and session quality in brief therapy: An actor partner interdependence analysis

Psychotherapy

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 413-423

  Markin, Rayna D ^a   Kivlighan, Dennis M ^b   Gelso, Charles J ^b   Hummel, Ann M ^c   Spiegel, Eric B ^d  

^a VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c Fleet Mental Health Naval Base San Diego   (United States)

^d Fleet Mental Health Naval Base San Diego ^*

Author keywords

Actor partner; Real relationship; Session quality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRIEF THERAPY; COUNTER TRANSFERENCE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOTHERAPIST ATTITUDE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; TRANSFERENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; HUMAN RELATION; MENTAL DISORDERS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; STUDENT;

COUNTERTRANSFERENCE (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; STUDENTS; TRANSFERENCE (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 84905169590     PISSN: 00333204     EISSN: 19391536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0036069     Document Type: Article

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