Case manager alliance with clients in an older cohort.
It was hypothesized that members of an older cohort of seriously mentally ill community mental health clients would develop stronger alliances with intensive case managers. Eighty-six clients participating in a study of case management services completed a measure of working alliance and structured interviews. It was found that older cohort clients, those age 45 or older, showed much stronger alliances with their case managers than younger clients.
Draine
J
J
School of Social Work, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104, USA.
Solomon
P
P
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D019090:Case Management; D003156:Community Mental Health Services; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D010343:Patient Admission; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations