Comment on the status of systematic desensitization

Behavior Modification

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 194-205

  McGlynn, F Dudley ^a   Smitherman, Todd A ^a   Gothard, Kelly D ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Systematic desensitization

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; DATA ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC DESENSITIZATION; ARTICLE; EYE MOVEMENT; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PUBLISHING; STATISTICS;

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; DESENSITIZATION, PSYCHOLOGIC; EYE MOVEMENTS; HUMANS; PUBLISHING; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 1842537075     PISSN: 01454455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0145445503259414     Document Type: Review

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