Changes in risk-taking over the course of an internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy treatment for generalized anxiety disorder

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 140-149

  Lorian, Carolyn N ^a   Titov, Nickolai ^a   Grisham, Jessica R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anxiety; CBT; Cognitive behavioral therapy; Decision making; GAD; Risk avoidance; Risk taking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REMOTE CONSULTATION; RISK-TAKING; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84855500963     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: 18737897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2011.10.003     Document Type: Article

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