Empirically supported treatments for specific phobia in children: Do efficacious treatments address the components of a phobic response?

Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 144-160

  Davis III, Thompson E ^a,b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioinformational theory; Empirically supported treatments; Phobias

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BIOINFORMATICS; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EMPIRICISM; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXPERIENCE; FEAR; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHOBIA; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REINFORCEMENT; RELAXATION TRAINING; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC DESENSITIZATION; THEORETICAL STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 20744440967     PISSN: 09695893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clipsy/bpi018     Document Type: Review

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