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Written Treatment Contracts: Their use in Planning Treatment Programmes for In-patients

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

B. Rosen
B. Rosen*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Guy's Hospital Medical School, London SE1 9RT
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The formation of a therapeutic relationship involves the negotiation of a treatment contract which conforms to the general principles of any contractual agreement. Attempts have been made to formalize the therapeutic alliance, and this paper reports the development of a written contract for psychiatric in-patients.

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Research Article
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 133 , Issue 5 , November 1978 , pp. 410 - 415
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1978 

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