Threat-related selective attention predicts treatment success in childhood anxiety disorders

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 196-205

  Legerstee, Jeroen S ^a   Tulen, Joke H M ^b   Kallen, Victor L ^c   Dieleman, Gwen C ^a   Treffers, Philip D A ^c   Verhulst, Frank C ^a   Utens, Elisabeth M W J ^a,b  

^a Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry ^*  (Netherlands)

^b SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anxiety disorders; Dot probe task; Selective attention; Threat

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SELECTIVE ATTENTION; THREAT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 60449094843     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: 15275418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CHI.0b013e31819176e4     Document Type: Article

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