title: Written treatment contracts: their use in planning treatment programmes for in-patients.
abstract: The formation of a therapeutic relationship involves the negotiation of a treatment contract which conforms to the general principles of any contractual agreement. Attempts have been made to formalize the therapeutic alliance, and this paper reports the development of a written contract for psychiatric in-patients.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010347:Patient Care Planning / Q000379:methods*; D010358:Patient Participation; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D012114:Residential Treatment