title: Good working alliance and psychotherapy are associated with positive changes in cognitive performance among adolescent psychiatric inpatients.
abstract: The effects of therapeutic relationships on the treatment outcome in 45 adolescent inpatients, aged 14 to 18 years, were assessed using the Working Alliance Inventory, the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, the Global Assessment Scale, and The Offer Self-Image Questionnaire at entry and on discharge. Multivariate analysis revealed that a better quality of working alliance and a greater number of therapy sessions were significantly associated with positive change in cognitive performance during treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Research and development Unit, Kuopio University Hospital, University of Kuopio, Finland. ulla.hintikka@kuh.fi
authors.forename: Ulla
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Hintikka
authors.forename: Eila
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Laukkanen
authors.forename: Mauri
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marttunen
authors.forename: Johannes
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lehtonen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011575:Psychoanalytic Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D012649:Self Concept; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome