Therapeutic alliance, subsequent change, and moderators of the alliance-outcome association in interpersonal psychotherapy for depression

Psychotherapy

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 125-135

  Constantino, Michael J ^a   Coyne, Alice E ^a   Luukko, Emily K ^a   Newkirk, Katie ^a   Bernecker, Samantha L ^a   Ravitz, Paula ^b   McBride, Carolina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Depression; Hierarchical linear modeling (HLM); Interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT); Moderators; Therapeutic alliance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL PSYCHOTHERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PREDICTION; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SOCIAL ASPECT; THERAPEUTIC ALLIANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; PROCEDURES; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

ADULT; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85011964965     PISSN: 00333204     EISSN: 19391536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/pst0000101     Document Type: Article

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