Optimal attentional focus during exposure in specific phobia: A meta-analysis

Clinical Psychology Review

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1172-1183

  Podinǎ, Ioana R ^a   Koster, Ernst H W ^b   Philippot, Pierre ^c   Dethier, Vincent ^c   David, Daniel O ^a,d  

^a BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^d MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Distraction; Exposure; Focus; Meta analysis; Optimal attention

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EXPOSURE; FEAR; FOLLOW UP; HABITUATION; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); PHOBIA; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; TASK PERFORMANCE;

DISTRACTION; EXPOSURE; FOCUS; META-ANALYSIS; OPTIMAL ATTENTION;

ATTENTION; HUMANS; IMPLOSIVE THERAPY; PHOBIC DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84886389196     PISSN: 02727358     EISSN: 18737811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2013.10.002     Document Type: Review

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