Clinical Experiences in Conducting Empirically Supported Treatments for Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Behavior Therapy

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 7-20

  Szkodny, Lauren E ^a   Newman, Michelle G ^a   Goldfried, Marvin R ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT); Empirically supported treatment (EST); Evidence based treatment; Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; STRESS; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT REFUSAL; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORK EXPERIENCE;

COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL THERAPY (CBT); EMPIRICALLY SUPPORTED TREATMENT (EST); EVIDENCE-BASED TREATMENT; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER (GAD);

ANXIETY DISORDERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84891831796     PISSN: 00057894     EISSN: 18781888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2013.09.009     Document Type: Article

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