Perception of Threat in Children With Social Phobia: Comparison to Nonsocially Anxious Children Before and After Treatment

Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 855-863

  Cederlund, Rio ^a   Öst, Lars Göran ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PERCEPTION; PHOBIA; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF REPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; CHILD; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PHOBIC DISORDERS; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84859336578     PISSN: 15374416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2011.618448     Document Type: Article

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