Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
Volume 24, Issue 6 , Pages 373-386 , December 2010

Building a Therapeutic Alliance in Brief Therapy: The Experience of Community Mental Health Nurses

  • Judith A. Spiers, RN, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding Author: Judith A. Spiers, RN, PhD, University of Alberta, Faculty of Nursing, 6-126D Clinical Sciences Building, Edmonton, AB Canada T6G 2G3.
    • ,
  • Ava Wood, RPN, MHScN

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doi: 10.1016/j.apnu.2010.03.001

Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
Volume 24, Issue 6 , Pages 373-386 , December 2010

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