Patient alliance with the program predicts treatment outcomes whereas alliance with the therapist predicts adherence in internet-based therapy for panic disorder.
Dina ZalaznikAsher Y StraussAsala HalajSnir BarzilayIsaac FradkinBenjamin A KatzTal GanorDavid Daniel EbertGerhard AnderssonJonathan D HuppertPublished in: Psychotherapy research : journal of the Society for Psychotherapy Research (2021)
Results indicate that the patient experience of the alliance in ICBT includes two aspects, each of which uniquely contributes to outcomes; patient connection to the program is related to symptom outcomes whereas the dyadic relationship with the therapist serves as the glue to allow the treatment to hold.