One-Session Treatment of Specific Phobias in Youth: A Randomized Clinical Trial in the United States and Sweden

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 504-516

  Ollendick, Thomas H ^a   Öst, Lars Göran ^b   Reuterskiöld, Lena ^b   Costa, Natalie ^a   Cederlund, Rio ^b   Sirbu, Cristian ^a   Davis III, Thompson E ^a   Jarrett, Matthew A ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

children and adolescents; cognitive behavior therapy; randomized control trial; specific phobias; treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHOBIA; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SWEDEN; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMPLOSIVE THERAPY; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PHOBIC DISORDERS; SWEDEN; VIRGINIA;

EID: 66949115248     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0015158     Document Type: Article

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