Attentional bias in anxiety disorders following cognitive behavioral treatment

Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 114-129

  Tobon, Juliana I ^a   Ouimet, Allison J ^b   Dozois, David J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Attentional bias; Cognitive behavioral therapy; Information processing

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTENTIONAL BIAS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DICHOTIC LISTENING; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HUMAN; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PHOBIA; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; SOCIAL PHOBIA; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 79955120892     PISSN: 08898391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/0889-8391.25.2.114     Document Type: Article

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