Defence style and behaviour therapy outcome in a specific phobia

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 635-639

  Muris, Peter ^a   Merckelbach, Harald ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHOBIA; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPIDER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029879188     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0033291700035704     Document Type: Article

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