Harnessing the potential of the therapeutic alliance

World Psychiatry

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 238-240

  Arnow, Bruce A ^a   Steidtmann, Dana ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR CHANGE; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; GOAL ATTAINMENT; HUMAN; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84908095952     PISSN: 17238617     EISSN: 20515545     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wps.20147     Document Type: Review

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