Clinical efficacy of attentional bias modification procedures: An updated meta-analysis

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 70, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1133-1157

  Mogoaşe, Cristina ^a   David, Daniel ^a   Koster, Ernst H W ^b  

^a BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Addictive behaviors; Anxiety; Attentional bias modification; Depression; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDERS; ATTENTION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HUMAN; MENTAL DISORDERS; META ANALYSIS; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOMETRY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANXIETY DISORDERS; ATTENTION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PSYCHOMETRICS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84917675272     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: 10974679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.22081     Document Type: Article

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