Journal article
A meta‐analysis of the relation between therapeutic alliance and treatment outcome in eating disorders
Abstract
The therapeutic alliance has demonstrated an association with favorable psychotherapeutic outcomes in the treatment of eating disorders (EDs). However, questions remain about the inter-relationships between early alliance, early symptom improvement, and treatment outcome. We conducted a meta-analysis on the relations among these constructs, and possible moderators of these relations, in psychosocial treatments for EDs. Twenty studies met …
Authors
Graves TA; Tabri N; Thompson‐Brenner H; Franko DL; Eddy KT; Bourion‐Bedes S; Brown A; Constantino MJ; Flückiger C; Forsberg S
Journal
International Journal of Eating Disorders, Vol. 50, No. 4, pp. 323–340
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
April 2017
DOI
10.1002/eat.22672
ISSN
0276-3478