Blushing Propensity and Psychological Distress in People with Rosacea

Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 488-495

  Su, Daphne ^a   Drummond, Peter D ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Blushing; Cognitive Behavioural Therapy; Rosacea; Social Anxiety

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CASE REPORT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHOBIA; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELAXATION TRAINING; ROSACEA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; BLUSHING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; RELAXATION THERAPY; ROSACEA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84857896428     PISSN: 10633995     EISSN: 10990879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cpp.763     Document Type: Article

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