Cognitive-behavioral treatment of an 11-year-old male presenting with emetophobia: A case study

Clinical Case Studies

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 411-425

  Graziano, Paulo A ^a   Callueng, Carmelo M ^b   Geffken, Gary R ^b  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

anxiety; case study; child; cognitive behavioral therapy; emetophobia; technology

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EMETOPHOBIA; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERNALIZATION; MALE; PARENT COUNSELING; PHOBIA; PSYCHOEDUCATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOMATIZATION;

EID: 78650195314     PISSN: 15346501     EISSN: 15523802     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1534650110384436     Document Type: Article

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