Fear, avoidance and physiological symptoms during cognitive-behavioral therapy for social anxiety disorder

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 352-358

  Aderka, Idan M ^a   McLean, Carmen P ^b   Huppert, Jonathan D ^c   Davidson, Jonathan R T ^d   Foa, Edna B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Avoidance; Cognitive behavior therapy; Expectancy; Fear; Physiological symptoms; Social anxiety disorder

Indexed keywords

FLUOXETINE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG EFFECT; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PREDICTION; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SELF REPORT; SOCIAL PHOBIA; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEAR; FEMALE; FLUOXETINE; HUMANS; MALE; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84876980128     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: 1873622X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2013.03.007     Document Type: Article

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