Efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy for anxiety disorders: A review of meta-analytic findings

Psychiatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 557-577

  Olatunji, Bunmi O ^a   Cisler, Josh M ^b   Deacon, Brett J ^c  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety disorders; Cognitive behavioral therapy; Exposure; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; CLOMIPRAMINE; CORTICOSTERONE; CYCLOSERINE; IMIPRAMINE; PLACEBO;

ANXIETY DISORDER; ATTENTION; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COPING BEHAVIOR; EFFECT SIZE; FEAR; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; META ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PANIC; PHOBIA; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELAXATION TRAINING; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PHOBIA; ANXIETY DISORDERS; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); PROCEDURES;

ANXIETY DISORDERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; HUMANS; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC;

EID: 77954256608     PISSN: 0193953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psc.2010.04.002     Document Type: Review

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