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Case manager alliance with clients in an older cohort

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It was hypothesized that members of an older cohort of seriously mentally ill community mental health clients would develop stronger alliances with intensive case managers. Eighty-six clients participating in a study of case management services completed a measure of working alliance and structured interviews. It was found that older cohort clients, those age 45 or older, showed much stronger alliances with their case managers than younger clients.

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  1. School of Social Work, University of Pennsylvania, 3701 Locust Walk, 19104, Philadelphia, PA

    Jeffrey Draine Ph.D. (Research Associate) & Phyllis Solomon Ph.D. (Professor)

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This research is funded by NIMH/SAMHSA grant R18MH46082.

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Draine, J., Solomon, P. Case manager alliance with clients in an older cohort. Community Ment Health J 32, 125–134 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02249750

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