Paradoxical intention and recursive anxiety

Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 71-79

  Ascher, L M ^a   Schotte, David E ^b  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Fear of fear; Ironic cognitive processes; Paradoxical intention; Recursive anxiety

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHOBIA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPEECH;

ADULT; ANXIETY; COGNITION; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOM ALLOCATION;

EID: 0032845746     PISSN: 00057916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0005-7916(99)00009-9     Document Type: Article

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