title: Therapeutic alliance: predicting continuance and success in group treatment for spouse abuse.
abstract: This study examined the role of the therapeutic alliance between client and therapist on group treatment outcome in 70 husband-to-wife violent couples. Strength of husbands' alliance assessed at Session 1 was positively associated with treatment outcome, as measured by decreased husband-to-wife mild and severe psychological and physical aggression. Strength of wives' alliance was unrelated to treatment outcome. Finally, although alliance was related to treatment outcome, it was unrelated to treatment completion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, State University of New York at Stony Brook, USA. Pamela.D.Brown@Widener.Edu
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: K D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: O'Leary
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010352:Patient Dropouts / Q000523:psychology*; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology