CBT-based early intervention to prevent panic disorder: A pilot study

Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 15-30

  Nuthall, Alex ^a,c   Townend, Michael ^b  

^a Shropshire County Council   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DERBY   (United Kingdom)

^c Chaddeslode House ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CBT; Early intervention; Emergency care; Panic attack

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EARLY INTERVENTION; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LITERATURE; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PANIC; PILOT STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; SAMPLE; SYMPTOM; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 33846000598     PISSN: 13524658     EISSN: 14691833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1352465806003031     Document Type: Article

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