Assessing therapist reservations about exposure therapy for anxiety disorders: The Therapist Beliefs about Exposure Scale

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 772-780

  Deacon, Brett J ^a   Farrell, Nicholas R ^a   Kemp, Joshua J ^a   Dixon, Laura J ^a   Sy, Jennifer T ^a   Zhang, Annie R ^a   McGrath, Patrick B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety disorders; Cognitive behavioral therapy; Dissemination; Exposure therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EXPOSURE THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MALE; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PSYCHOTHERAPIST ATTITUDE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RATING SCALE; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; THERAPIST BELIEFS ABOUT EXPOSURE SCALE; VALIDATION STUDY; WORKSHOP;

EID: 84889100851     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: 18737897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2013.04.006     Document Type: Article

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