Format
Scientific article
Publication Date
Published by / Citation
Psychotherapy: 2018, 55(4), p. 372-383.
Keywords
illegal drugs
psychotherapy
psychosocial
treatment
guidelines
meta-analysis
therapist factors
therapeutic relationship
common factors
psychopathology
induction
alliance
collaboration
client choice
individualisation
intervention goal

Effectiveness Bank Analysis: Make Patients Partners in Therapy

Research findings amalgamated for the American Psychological Association show that outcomes of psychosocial treatments are substantially improved when clients and therapists agree on goals and methods and form collaborative relationships ... but when illegal drug use is the problem, partnership has its limits.