Cognitive mediation of clinical improvement after intensive exposure therapy of agoraphobia and social phobia

Depression and Anxiety

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 294-301

  Vögele, Claus ^a   Ehlers, Anke ^b   Meyer, Andrea H ^c   Frank, Monika ^d   Hahlweg, Kurt ^e   Margraf, Jürgen ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROEHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^d AIRBUS GROUP INNOVATIONS   (Germany)

^e TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^f RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Agoraphobia; Cognitive mediation; Cognitive behavior therapy; Panic disorder; Social phobia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGORAPHOBIA; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL PHOBIA; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGORAPHOBIA; COGNITION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; NEGOTIATING; PANIC DISORDER; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PHOBIC DISORDERS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77649262046     PISSN: 10914269     EISSN: 15206394     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/da.20651     Document Type: Article

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