title: Rapport: a key to treatment success.
abstract: The therapeutic relationship is a concept often ignored in current literature. As such, the importance of good patient rapport may be overlooked. To address these concerns, the following paper highlights the effects that strong therapeutic relationships may have on patient satisfaction, treatment compliance and client outcomes. Strategies that practitioners can employ to facilitate the development of good patient rapport are also discussed.
authors.affiliation: School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia, North Terrace Adelaide SA 5000, South Australia. matthew.leach@unisa.edu.au
authors.forename: Matthew J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Leach
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002648:Child; D003142:Communication; D000529:Complementary Therapies / Q000379:methods*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D035502:Trust