Etiology of childhood phobias: Current status of Rachman's three pathways theory

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 297-309

  King, Neville J ^a   Eleonora, Gullone ^a   Ollendick, Thomas H ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CONDITIONING; FEAR; HUMAN; PHOBIA; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; RELIABILITY;

ATTENTION; CHILD; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; PHOBIC DISORDERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0031859591     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0005-7967(98)00015-1     Document Type: Article

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