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Not Just Nonspecific Factors: The Roles of Alliance and Expectancy in Treatment, and Their Neurobiological Underpinnings

Zilcha-Mano, Sigal, Roose, Steven P., Brown, Patrick J., Rutherford, Bret R.·2019·Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
DOI 10.3389/fnbeh.2018.00293PMC PMC6361734
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Zilcha-Mano, S., Roose, S. P., Brown, P. J., & Rutherford, B. R.
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Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
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Frontiers Media SA
Published
2019-01-29
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12
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1662-5153
DOI
10.3389/fnbeh.2018.00293
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PMC6361734
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National Institute of Mental Health (R01 MH102293)

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