A Randomized Clinical Trial of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and Applied Relaxation for Adults With Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Behavior Therapy

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 46-58

  Dugas, Michel J ^a   Brillon, Pascale ^a   Savard, Pierre ^a   Turcotte, Julie ^a   Gaudet, Adrienne ^a   Ladouceur, Robert ^b   Leblanc, Renée ^a   Gervais, Nicole J ^c  

^a HÔPITAL DU SACRÉ COEUR DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRETEST POSTTEST CONTROL GROUP DESIGN; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOEDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELAXATION TRAINING; REMISSION; SELF REPORT; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELAXATION THERAPY; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 76549136220     PISSN: 00057894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2008.12.004     Document Type: Article

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