Modifying social anxiety related to a real-life stressor using online Cognitive Bias Modification for interpretation

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 45-52

  Hoppitt, Laura ^a   Illingworth, Josephine L ^b   MacLeod, Colin ^c   Hampshire, Adam ^d   Dunn, Barnaby D ^e   Mackintosh, Bundy ^b  

^a MRC COGNITION AND BRAIN SCIENCES UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Attention bias; Cognitive Bias Modification; Information processing; Interpretation bias

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTICIPATORY ANXIETY; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTENTIONAL BIAS; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COGNITIVE BIAS; COGNITIVE BIAS MODIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPRETIVE BIAS; LIFE EVENT; LIFE STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONLINE SYSTEM; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL PHOBIA; TREND STUDY; UNITED KINGDOM; UNIVERSITY STUDENT; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; INTERNET; MENTAL STRESS; PROCEDURES; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; ENGLAND; HUMANS; INTERNET; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84889598042     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: 1873622X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2013.10.008     Document Type: Article

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