Imagery-enhanced cognitive behavioural group therapy for social anxiety disorder: A pilot study

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-6

  McEvoy, Peter M ^a,b   Saulsman, Lisa M ^a  

^a Canberra ACT   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Benchmarking; Cognitive behaviour therapy; Effectiveness; Imagery; Social anxiety disorder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EFFECT SIZE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; IMAGERY ENHANCED COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL GROUP THERAPY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; QUALITY CONTROL; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL PHOBIA; THERAPY EFFECT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CLINICAL TRIAL; GROUP THERAPY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; BENCHMARKING; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGERY (PSYCHOTHERAPY); MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896306782     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: 1873622X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2014.01.006     Document Type: Article

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