Recovery rates in generalized anxiety disorder following psychological therapy: An analysis of clinically significant change in the STAI-T across outcome studies since 1990

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1425-1434

  Fisher, Peter L ^a   Durham, Robert C ^a  

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Indexed keywords

ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELAXATION TRAINING; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANXIETY DISORDERS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0032754560     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291799001336     Document Type: Article

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