Attention focusing versus distraction during exposure in dental phobia

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2691-2703

  Schmid Leuz, Barbara ^a   Elsesser, Karin ^a   Lohrmann, Thomas ^a   Jöhren, Peter ^b   Sartory, Gudrun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WUPPERTAL   (Germany)

^b Augusta Kranken Anstalt   (Germany)

Author keywords

Attention focusing; Dental phobia; Distraction; Exposure; Heart rate; Specific phobia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL PHOBIA; DISTRACTIBILITY; EXPECTATION; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HABITUATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHOBIA; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ATTENTION; DENTAL ANXIETY; DESENSITIZATION, PSYCHOLOGIC; FEAR; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34848821912     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2007.07.004     Document Type: Article

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