Attention Bias Modification Treatment for children with anxiety disorders who do not respond to cognitive behavioral therapy: A case series

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 154-159

  Bechor, Michele ^a   Pettit, Jeremy W ^a   Silverman, Wendy K ^a   Bar Haim, Yair ^b   Abend, Rany ^b   Pine, Daniel S ^c   Vasey, Michael W ^d   Jaccard, James ^e  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^d OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Attention; Attention bias; Children; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ATTENTION BIAS MODIFICATION TREATMENT; CASE STUDY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ANXIETY DISORDERS; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84896703249     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: 18737897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2013.09.001     Document Type: Article

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