The efficacy of cognitive-behavioral interventions for reducing anxiety sensitivity: A meta-analytic review

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1047-1054

  Smits, Jasper A J ^a   Berry, Angela C ^a   Tart, Candyce D ^a   Powers, Mark B ^b  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anxiety sensitivity; Cognitive behavioral treatment; Meta analysis; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; ANXIETY SENSITIVITY INDEX; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PSYCHOTHERAPIST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANXIETY DISORDERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 50449109980     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2008.06.010     Document Type: Article

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