Safety Behaviour Enhances the Acceptability of Exposure

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 83-92

  Levy, Hannah C ^a   Radomsky, Adam S ^a  

^a Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

Author keywords

anxiety; contamination fear; exposure; OCD; safety behaviour

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SAFETY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEAR; FEMALE; GLOVES, PROTECTIVE; HUMANS; IMPLOSIVE THERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SAFETY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84890482795     PISSN: 16506073     EISSN: 16512316     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16506073.2013.819376     Document Type: Article

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