The impact of motivational interviewing on resistance in cognitive behavioural therapy for generalized anxiety disorder

Psychotherapy Research

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 698-708

  Aviram, Adi ^a   Westra, Henny Alice ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

anxiety; cognitive behaviour therapy; motivational interviewing; resistance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84857485189     PISSN: 10503307     EISSN: 14684381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10503307.2011.610832     Document Type: Article

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