Do negative beliefs about exposure therapy cause its suboptimal delivery? An experimental investigation

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 763-771

  Farrell, Nicholas R ^a   Deacon, Brett J ^a   Kemp, Joshua J ^a   Dixon, Laura J ^a   Sy, Jennifer T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety disorders; Cognitive behavioral therapy; Dissemination; Exposure therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ANXIETY SENSITIVITY INDEX; ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPOSURE; EXPOSURE THERAPY; EXPOSURE USE QUESTIONNAIRE; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL REACTIVITY INDEX; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PADUA INVENTORY WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY REVISION; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SAFETY; SUBJECTIVE UNITS OF DISTRESS SCALE; THERAPIST BELIEFS ABOUT EXPOSURE SCALE; THERAPY EFFECT; TRAINING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84889096810     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: 18737897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2013.03.007     Document Type: Article

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