The importance of the treatment alliance in bipolar disorder

Psychotherapies for the Psychoses: Theoretical, Cultural and Clinical Integration

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 167-182

  Berk, Lesley ^a   Macneil, Craig ^b   Castle, David ^a,c   Berk, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b THE NATIONAL CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE IN YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^c ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

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EID: 84905604701     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203937976     Document Type: Chapter

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