Publication Name	World Journal of Psychiatry
Manuscript ID	69853
Country	India

Category	Psychiatry
Manuscript Type	Observational Study
Article Title	Composition of treatment alliance in bipolar disorder: A cross-sectional study of patients’ perspectives
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Rajeet Kumar, Subho Chakrabarti and Abhishek Ghosh
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Subho Chakrabarti, MD, Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Sector 12, Chandigarh 160012, India. subhochd@yahoo.com
Key Words	Treatment alliance; Bipolar disorder; Composition; Factor-analysis
Core Tip	Research on the composition of treatment alliance in bipolar disorder (BD) is relatively limited. This study examined its composition in 160 remitted adult outpatients with BD using four different scales. Factor analysis yielded two independent factors explaining 69% of the variance. Factor-1 comprised of a combined Working Alliance Inventory goal-task-bond component and perceived clinicians’ support. Factor-2 consisted of items relating to the perceptions of trust in clinicians and satisfaction with treatment. This study suggested that in addition to collaborative components, treatment alliance among patients with BD also includes patients’ perceptions of clinicians’ trust, clinicians’ support, and treatment satisfaction.
Citation	Kumar R, Chakrabarti S, Ghosh A. Composition of treatment alliance in bipolar disorder: A cross-sectional study of patients’ perspectives. World J Psychiatry 2022; 12(6): 814-826

Received	2021-07-13 16:17
Peer-Review Started	2021-07-13 16:22
To Make the First Decision
Return for Revision	2021-10-04 00:49
Revised	2021-10-08 07:15
Second Decision	2022-05-19 03:10
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Company Editor-in-Chief	2022-05-23 01:05
Articles in Press	2022-05-23 01:05
Publication Fee Transferred
Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor	2022-05-16 15:01
Typeset the Manuscript	2022-05-27 01:38

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