Probability and cost biases in social phobia: Nature, specificity, and relationship to treatment outcome

Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 213-228

  Nelson, Elizabeth A ^a   Lickel, James J ^a   Sy, Jennifer T ^a   Dixon, Laura J ^a   Deacon, Brett J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive behavioral treatment; Cognitive biases; Review; Social phobia

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; COGNITION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; PROBABILITY; PROBABILITY AND COST QUESTIONNAIRE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SOCIAL PHOBIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77953896256     PISSN: 08898391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/0889-8391.24.3.213     Document Type: Review

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