title: Exploring the helping relationship between the schizophrenic client and rehabilitation therapist.
abstract: This paper argues that the enhanced efficacy of current rehabilitation strategies compared to insight-oriented therapies for schizophrenic clients cannot be understood in terms of differences in technique alone. Rather, the relationship that develops between rehabilitation therapist and schizophrenic client may represent a potent therapeutic ingredient warranting further study. The concept of therapeutic alliance is examined as a means toward understanding the mechanisms underlying successful rehabilitation.
authors.affiliation: Clarke Institute of Psychiatry.
authors.forename: Paula N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Goering
authors.affiliation: Clarke Institute of Psychiatry.
authors.forename: Stanley K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Stylianos
mesh_terms: D006379:Helping Behavior; D006801:Humans; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology