Psychological treatments for social phobia

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 308-316

  Rowa, Karen ^a,b   Antony, Martin M ^a,b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Cognitive behavioural therapy; Social anxiety disorder; Social phobia; Therapy; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; ATENOLOL; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CLONAZEPAM; FLUOXETINE; MOCLOBEMIDE; MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITOR; PHENELZINE;

ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EXPERIMENTAL THERAPY; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL CONCENTRATION; MONOTHERAPY; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELAXATION TRAINING; REVIEW; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL PHOBIA; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; LEISURE; METHODOLOGY; PHOBIA; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIALIZATION; TEACHING;

ATTENTION; BENZODIAZEPINES; COGNITIVE THERAPY; HUMANS; PHOBIC DISORDERS; RELAXATION; SOCIALIZATION; TEACHING;

EID: 27144475444     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: 14970015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674370505000603     Document Type: Review

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