Associations between treatment credibility, patient expectancies, working alliance and symptom trajectory in cognitive behaviour therapy for pathological health anxiety
The patient's early ratings of credibility/expectancy and the strength of the working alliance appear to be predictive of subsequent symptom reduction. Later ratings appear to be of more limited predictive utility.
Authors
- Erik Hedman‐Lagerlöf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7939-9848)
- Erland Axelsson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2562-2925)
Institutions
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- Stockholm Health Care Services (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Psychology and Psychotherapy Theory Research and Practice
- Published
- 2025-03-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/papt.12591
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.35
Funders
- Karolinska Institutet