Travellers' tales in cognitive bias modification research: A commentary on the special issue

Cognitive Therapy and Research

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 239-247

  Fox, Elaine ^a   Mackintosh, Bundy ^b   Holmes, Emily A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^c MRC COGNITION AND BRAIN SCIENCES UNIT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Attention bias; Cognitive bias; Cognitive bias modification; Depression; Interpretation bias

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE BIAS; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; NOTE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SELF REPORT; TRAVEL;

EID: 84896494568     PISSN: 01475916     EISSN: 15732819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10608-014-9604-1     Document Type: Note

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