The working alliance in manualized CBT for generalized anxiety disorder: Does it lead to change and does the effect vary depending on manual implementation flexibility?

Julian A RubelPeter HilpertChristine WolferJudith HeldAndreea VîslăChristoph Flückiger

Published in: Journal of consulting and clinical psychology (2019)

The findings provide further empirical evidence for the hypothesis that the working alliance may be a robust facilitative factor for change in CBT treatments for generalized anxiety disorder, which evolves irrespective of the strictness with which therapists adhere to the treatment manual. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).

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