The influence of cognitive flexibility on treatment outcome and cognitive restructuring skill acquisition during cognitive behavioural treatment for anxiety and depression in older adults: Results of a pilot study

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 55-64

  Johnco, C ^a   Wuthrich, V M ^a   Rapee, R M ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ageing; Cognitive behaviour therapy; Cognitive restructuring; Cognitive therapy; Executive function

Indexed keywords

ADDENBROOKE COGNITIVE EXAMINATION; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ANXIETY DISORDERS INTERVIEW SCHEDULE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE FLEXIBILITY; COGNITIVE FLEXIBILITY INVENTORY; COGNITIVE FLEXIBILITY SCALE; COGNITIVE RESTRUCTURING SKILL ACQUISITION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED ORAL WORD ASSOCIATIONS TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ANXIETY INVENTORY; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PILOT STUDY; PREDICTION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RATING SCALE; RUFF FIGURAL FLUENCY TEST; SELF REPORT; SKILL; STROOP TEST; TRAIL MAKING TEST PART B; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WISCONSIN CARD SORTING TEST; AGING; ANXIETY; COMPLICATION; GROUP THERAPY; LEARNING; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

AGED; AGING; ANXIETY; COGNITION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84899921990     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: 1873622X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2014.04.005     Document Type: Article

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