The effect of single-session interpretation modification on attention bias in socially anxious individuals

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 178-182

  Amir, Nader ^a   Bomyea, Jessica ^a   Beard, Courtney ^b  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Information processing; Interpretation bias; Posner; Social anxiety; Training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOANALYSIS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL PHOBIA; SOCIAL PROBLEM; TASK PERFORMANCE; THREAT;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL PROCESSES; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; REACTION TIME; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; TRANSFER (PSYCHOLOGY); UNITED STATES;

EID: 74849127631     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2009.10.005     Document Type: Article

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