CBT for childhood anxiety disorders: Differential changes in selective attention between treatment responders and non-responders

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 162-172

  Legerstee, Jeroen S ^a   Tulen, Joke H M ^b   Dierckx, Bram ^a   Treffers, Philip D A ^c   Verhulst, Frank C ^a   Utens, Elisabeth M W J ^a  

^a SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Childhood anxiety disorders; Cognitive behavioural therapy; Dot probe task; Selective attention

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDERS; ATTENTION; CHILD; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 73549110899     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2009.02143.x     Document Type: Article

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