A preliminary examination of participant characteristics in relation to patients' treatment beliefs in psychotherapy in a training clinic

Journal of Psychotherapy Integration

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 238-250

  Constantino, Michael J ^a   Penek, Sofiya ^a   Bernecker, Samantha L ^a   Overtree, Christopher E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Naturalistic psychotherapy; Participant characteristics; Patient credibility beliefs; Patient expectations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EXPECTATION; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; GLOBAL ASSESSMENT OF FUNCTIONING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HISTORY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIA; MEDICAL HISTORY; MENTAL HEALTH; MOOD DISORDER; NATURALISTIC INQUIRY; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT TREATMENT BELIEF; PSYCHOSIS; PSYCHOTHERAPIST; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SELF REPORT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TRAINING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 84925819724     PISSN: 10530479     EISSN: 15733696     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0031424     Document Type: Article

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