Internet-based attention training for social anxiety: A randomized controlled trial

Cognitive Therapy and Research

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 522-536

  Boettcher, Johanna ^a   Berger, Thomas ^b   Renneberg, Babette ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Attention bias modification training; Internet based; Randomized controlled trial; Social anxiety disorder; Web based

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERNET BASED ATTENTION TRAINING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL PHOBIA; THREAT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84867571347     PISSN: 01475916     EISSN: 15732819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10608-011-9374-y     Document Type: Article

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