Efficacy of the trial-based thought record, a new cognitive therapy strategy designed to change core beliefs, in social phobia

Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 328-334

  De Oliveira, I R ^a   Powell, V B ^a   Wenzel, A ^b   Caldas, M ^a   Seixas, C ^a   Almeida, C ^a   Bonfim, T ^a   Grangeon, M C ^a   Castro, M ^a   Galvao A ^a   De Oliveira Moraes, R ^a   Sudak, D ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

cognitive therapy; psychological treatment; randomized trial; social anxiety disorder; trial based thought record

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF COVARIANCE; ARTICLE; BECK ANXIETY INVENTORY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL GLOBAL IMPRESSION SCALE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEAR OF NEGATIVE EVALUATION SCALE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIEBOWITZ SOCIAL ANXIETY SCALE; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL AVOIDANCE AND DISTRESS SCALE; SOCIAL PHOBIA; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TRIAL BASED THOUGHT RECORD;

ADULT; BRAZIL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CULTURE; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DOCUMENTATION; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; THINKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861329010     PISSN: 02694727     EISSN: 13652710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2710.2011.01299.x     Document Type: Article

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