Learning to change a way of being: An interpretative phenomenological perspective on cognitive therapy for social phobia

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 581-589

  McManus, Freda ^a   Peerbhoy, Dawn ^b   Larkin, Michael ^c   Clark, David M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b OXFORD CENTRE FOR ENABLEMENT   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive behavior therapy; Cognitive therapy; Interpretive phenomenological analysis; Patients' experiences; Qualitative; Social phobia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO MENTAL ILLNESS; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPREHENSION; COOPERATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHENOMENOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SOCIAL PHOBIA; TRUST;

ADULT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; PHOBIC DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77953120204     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2010.03.018     Document Type: Article

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