Applied Relaxation and Cognitive Therapy for Pathological Worry and Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Worry and its Psychological Disorders: Theory, Assessment and Treatment

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 273-287

  Borkovec, T D ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive behavioral therapy; Generalized anxiety disorder; Mediational techniques; Pathological worry; Progressive relaxation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889377311     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470713143.ch16     Document Type: Chapter

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