This paper proposes a historical excursus of studies that have investigated the therapeutic
alliance and the relationship between this dimension and outcome in psychotherapy. A …

The present review summarizes our current knowledge of the development and
management of anxiety in children and adolescents. Consideration is given to limitations of …

In the youth treatment literature, the alliance has been defined and measured as a
consensual or collaborative bond. In this article, we review varied definitions of the alliance …

Few reliable predictors indicate which depressed individuals respond to antidepressants.
Several studies suggest that a history of early-life trauma predicts poorer response to …

The evidence-based practice movement has become an important feature of health care
systems and health care policy. Within this context, the APA 2005 Presidential Task Force on …

The therapeutic alliance has a long history in the child and adolescent psychotherapy
literature. This article examines prominent views on the alliance with youth and considers a …

Widely regarded as a premier text and clinical resource, this book presents exemplary
treatment approaches for a broad range of social, emotional, and behavioral problems in …

We can operationally define the client-therapist relationship as the feelings and attitudes that
therapist and client have toward one another and how these are expressed. This definition is …

This meta-analysis examines associations between therapeutic relationship variables, and
the extent to which they account for variability in treatment outcomes, in 49 youth treatment …

Therapeutic alliance constitutes a major variable in explaining the outcome of treatment.
However, meta-analytic, narrative, and theoretical reviews have all begun to comment on …