@article{ref1,
title="Parent-therapist alliance and parent attachment-promoting behaviour in attachment-based family therapy for suicidal and depressed adolescents",
journal="Journal of family therapy",
year="2016",
author="Feder, M.M. and Diamond, G.M.",
volume="38",
number="1",
pages="82-101",
abstract="This study examines whether the strength of the parent-therapist alliance, measured during the task of alliance building with parents alone, predicted the extent of parents' attachment-promoting behaviour in the subsequent conjoint parent-adolescent attachment task in the context of attachment-based family therapy (ABFT). Nineteen suicidal and depressed adolescents and their parents received 12 weeks of ABFT. The parent-therapist alliance and parents' attachment-promoting behaviour were each measured observationally by two separate and independent groups of raters. The findings show that the strength of the parent-therapist alliance predicted parents' subsequent attachment-promoting behaviour. However, parents' attachment-promoting behaviour did not predict the post-treatment outcomes. Clinical and methodological implications are discussed. © 2016 The Association for Family Therapy and Systemic Practice.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0163-4445",
doi="10.1111/1467-6427.12078",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-6427.12078"
}