Disentangling the Impact of Resistance and Ambivalence on Therapy Outcomes in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 44-53

  Button, Melissa L ^a   Westra, Henny A ^a   Hara, Kimberley M ^a   Aviram, Adi ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

ambivalence; anxiety; cognitive behavioural therapy; motivation; resistance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC PROCESSES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84918779439     PISSN: 16506073     EISSN: 16512316     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16506073.2014.959038     Document Type: Article

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