The impact of early symptom change and therapeutic alliance on treatment outcome in cognitive-behavioural therapy for eating disorders

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 73, Issue , 2015, Pages 165-169

  Turner, Hannah ^a   Bryant Waugh, Rachel ^b   Marshall, Emily ^a  

^a SOUTHERN HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive behavioural therapy; Early change; Eating disorders; Therapeutic alliance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EATING DISORDER; EATING DISORDER EXAMINATION; EATING DISORDERS EXAMINATION QUESTIONNAIRE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATIENT ATTITUDE; SELF REPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKING ALLIANCE INVENTORY SHORT REVISED; COOPERATION; FEEDING AND EATING DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT; PROCEDURES; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

ADULT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEEDING AND EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENTS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84940556839     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: 1873622X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2015.08.006     Document Type: Article

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