Further development and validation of the Unhelpful Thoughts and Beliefs about Stuttering (UTBAS) scales: Relationship to anxiety and social phobia among adults who stutter

International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 286-299

  Iverach, Lisa ^a   Menzies, Ross ^a   Jones, Mark ^b   O'Brian, Sue ^a   Packman, Ann ^a   Onslow, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

anxiety; cognitive behavioural therapy; measurement; social phobia; stuttering

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY TEST; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF REPORT; SPEECH THERAPY; STANDARDS; STUTTERING; VALIDATION STUDY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEGATIVISM; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PHOBIC DISORDERS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF REPORT; SPEECH THERAPY; STUTTERING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79956126285     PISSN: 13682822     EISSN: 14606984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13682822.2010.495369     Document Type: Article

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