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Therapist success and its determinants . This study examined the relatively unexplored contribution of the therapist 's performance in determining outcomes of treatment . Nine therapists were studied : three performed supportive-expressive psychotherapy ; three , cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy ; and three , drug counseling . Profound differences were discovered in the therapists ' success with the patients in their case loads . Four potential determinants of these differences were explored : patient factors ; therapist factors ; patient-therapist relationship factors ; and therapy factors . Results showed that patient characteristics within each case load ( after random assignments ) were similar and disclosed no differences that would have explained the differences in success ; therapist 's personal qualities were correlated with outcomes but not significantly ( mean r = .32 ) ; an early-in-treatment measure of the patient-therapist relationship , the Helping Alliance Questionnaire , yielded significant correlations with outcomes ( mean r = .65 ) ; among the therapy techniques , " purity " provided significant correlations with outcomes ( mean r = .44 ) , both across therapists and within each therapist 's case load . The three therapist-related factors were moderately associated with each other .
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studied : three performed supportive-expressive psychotherapy ; three , cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy ; and three , drug counseling .
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Therapist success
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therapist 's performance
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patient factors ; therapist factors
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patient-therapist relationship factors
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therapy factors
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therapist 's personal qualities
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patient-therapist relationship , the Helping Alliance Questionnaire
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purity