An examination of the decline in fear and disgust during exposure-based treatment

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1243-1253

  Smits, J A J ^a   Telch, M J ^a   Randall, P K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; PHOBIA; PREDICTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SPIDER; TASK PERFORMANCE; THEORY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPIDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036837127     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0005-7967(01)00094-8     Document Type: Article

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