Expectations

Psychotherapy Relationships That Work: Evidence-Based Responsiveness

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages

  Constantino, Michael J ^a   Glass, Carol R ^b   Arnkoff, Diane B ^b   Ametrano, Rebecca M ^a   Smith, JuliAnna Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA   (United States)

Author keywords

Meta analysis; Outcome expectations; Patient expectations; Therapy relationship; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

EID: 84922997672     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199737208.003.0018     Document Type: Chapter

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