Self-compassion and social anxiety disorder

Anxiety, Stress and Coping

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 543-558

  Werner, Kelly H ^a   Jazaieri, Hooria ^a   Goldin, Philippe R ^a   Ziv, Michal ^a   Heimberg, Richard G ^b   Gross, James J ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

compassion; self; self compassion; social anxiety; social phobia; treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; EMPATHY; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOBIA; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SELF CONCEPT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; EMPATHY; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SELF CONCEPT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865061723     PISSN: 10615806     EISSN: 14772205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10615806.2011.608842     Document Type: Article

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