Table 5 Bond subscale items (bold items are reverse coded)

I feel uncomfortable with this patient

I feel I really understand this patient

I believe this patient likes me

I am genuinely concerned for this patient’s welfare

This patient and I respect each other

I feel that I am not totally honest about my feelings toward this patient

I am confident in my ability to help this patient

I appreciate this patient as a person

This patient and I have built a mutual trust

Our relationship is important to this patient

This patient has some fears that if she/he says or does the wrong things, I will stop working with him/her

I respect this patient even when he/she does things that I do not approve of