When ignorance is bliss: Explicit instruction and the efficacy of CBM-A for anxiety

Cognitive Therapy and Research

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 172-188

  Grafton, Ben ^a,b   Mackintosh, Bundy ^c   Vujic, Tara ^a   MacLeod, Colin ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Attentional bias modification; Explicit information; Practice instruction

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTENTIONAL BIAS; AWARENESS; COGNITIVE BIAS; COGNITIVE BIAS MODIFICATION PROCEDURES TARGETING ATTENTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; STRESS; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING;

EID: 84896451472     PISSN: 01475916     EISSN: 15732819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10608-013-9579-3     Document Type: Article

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