Patients' care dependency in mental health care: Development of a self-report questionnaire and preliminary correlates.

Naline GeurtzenGer P J KeijsersJohan C KarremansGiel J M Hutschemaekers

Published in: Journal of clinical psychology (2018)

A reliable and valid questionnaire was developed to measure patients' care dependency. Future studies are needed to determine whether care dependency covers an unwanted side-effect or a crucial ingredient of an effective treatment.

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