Abstract
Alliance ratings of single significant sessions of cognitive-behavioral and psychodynamic-interpersonal therapies were compared using the observer form of the Working Alliance Inventory (WAI-O). Eighteen cognitive-behavioral and 13 psychodynamic-interpersonal therapists, nominated by experts in the field, participated in the study. Results indicate significantly higher total alliance scores for cognitive-behavioral sessions, and greater variability in alliance for psychodynamic-interpersonal sessions. In addition, SCL-90 scores were negatively correlated with the alliance solely in psychodynamic therapy, indicating that more symptomatic patients may have greater difficulty with the work required in this kind of therapy.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 197-207 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Psychotherapy Research |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 1993 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Clinical Psychology
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