Attention training in socially anxious children: A multiple baseline design analysis

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 972-977

  Cowart, Maria J W ^a   Ollendick, Thomas H ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention; Children; Multiple baseline design; Social anxiety disorder; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER INTERVIEW SCHEDULE FOR CHILDREN,PARENT VERSION; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTENTION TRAINING; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPONSE TIME; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL PHOBIA; SPENCE CHILDRENS ANXIETY SCALE,PARENT VERSION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ANXIETY; ATTENTION; CHILD; HUMANS; MALE; PHOBIC DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79961031747     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: 18737897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2011.06.005     Document Type: Article

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