Cognitive-behavioural treatment of blood-injury-injection phobia: A case study

Behaviour Change

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 182-190

  Thompson, Alanda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; PHOBIA; SYNCOPE;

EID: 0033397938     PISSN: 08134839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/bech.16.3.182     Document Type: Article

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