Mechanism of change in cognitive-behavioral treatment of panic disorder: Evidence for the fear of fear mediational hypothesis

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 646-652

  Smits, Jasper A J ^a,b   Powers, Mark B ^a   Cho, Yongrae ^a,c   Telch, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Hallym University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGORAPHOBIA; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDITATION; PANIC; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEGOTIATING; PANIC DISORDER; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3342964212     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-006X.72.4.646     Document Type: Article

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