The role of safety-seeking behaviours in maintaining threat appraisals in psychosis

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 75-81

  Gaynor, Keith ^a   Ward, Thomas ^a   Garety, Philippa ^a,b   Peters, Emmanuelle ^a,b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Appraisals; Cognitive behaviour therapy; Psychosis; Safety behaviours; Schizotypy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SAFETY; PSYCHOSIS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; THREAT;

EID: 84871373610     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: 1873622X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2012.10.008     Document Type: Article

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