Desensitization of conflicted feelings: Using the ATOS to measure early change in a single-case affect phobia therapy treatment

Archives of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 31-38

  Bhatia, Maneet ^a   Rodriguez, Mariana Gil ^a   Fowler, Darren M ^a   Godin, Johanne E G ^a   Drapeau, Martin ^a   McCullough, Leigh ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Affect phobia model; ATOS; Psychotherapy process; Short term dynamic therapy

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT OF THERAPEUTIC OBJECTIVES SCALE; ADULT; AFFECT PHOBIA THERAPY; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CASE REPORT; DESENSITIZATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; PHOBIA; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RATING SCALE; ROSENBERG SELF-ESTEEM SCALE; SELF CONCEPT; SHAME; SYMPTOM CHECKLIST 90; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70349134298     PISSN: 15092046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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