Randomized Controlled Trial of False Safety Behavior Elimination Therapy: A Unified Cognitive Behavioral Treatment for Anxiety Psychopathology

Behavior Therapy

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 518-532

  Schmidt, Norman B ^a   Buckner, Julia D ^b   Pusser, Andrea ^b   Woolaway Bickel, Kelly ^c   Preston, Jennifer L ^c   Norr, Aaron ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety disorders; GAD; Panic; Social anxiety; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DSM-IV; EXPERIENCE; FALSE SAFETY BEHAVIOR ELIMINATION THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HUMAN; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PANIC; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOTHERAPIST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL PHOBIA;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP;

EID: 84862225216     PISSN: 00057894     EISSN: 18781888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2012.02.004     Document Type: Article

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