Emotion-focused therapy for the treatment of social anxiety: An overview of the model and a case description

Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 536-547

  Shahar, Ben ^a  

^a INTERDISCIPLINARY CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Emotion focused therapy; Emotions; Self criticism; Shame; Social anxiety

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDERS; EMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SHAME; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANXIETY DISORDERS; EMOTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SHAME; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84914176620     PISSN: 10633995     EISSN: 10990879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cpp.1853     Document Type: Article

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