Therapist alliance activity, therapist comfort, and systemic alliance on individual psychotherapy outcome

Journal of Psychotherapy Integration

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 275-288

  Slone, Norah C ^a   Owen, Jesse ^b,c  

^a Kosair Charities College of Health and Natural Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

Author keywords

Alliance; Comfort; Systemic alliance; Therapist effects; Therapy outcomes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; COMFORT; COOPERATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOTHERAPIST; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SOCIAL NETWORK; SYSTEMIC ALLIANCE; THERAPIST ALLIANCE ACTIVITY; THERAPIST COMFORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84951573949     PISSN: 10530479     EISSN: 15733696     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0039562     Document Type: Article

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