Incorporating the judicious use of safety behavior into exposure-based treatments for anxiety disorders: A study of treatment acceptability

Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 155-174

  Milosevic, Irena ^a   Radomsky, Adam S ^a  

^a Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adherence; Anxiety disorders; CBT; Exposure; Safety behavior; Treatment acceptability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BECK ANXIETY INVENTORY; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PANIC; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SAFETY; PHOBIA; PROGRAM ACCEPTABILITY; SOCIAL PHOBIA; SYMPTOM CHECKLIST 90; TREATMENT REFUSAL; UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT; VIGNETTE;

EID: 84890503806     PISSN: 08898391     EISSN: 1938887X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/0889-8391.27.2.155     Document Type: Article

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