The course of the working alliance during virtual reality and exposure group therapy for social anxiety disorder

Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 167-181

  Ngai, Irene ^a   Tully, Erin C ^a   Anderson, Page L ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cognitive behavioral therapy; exposure group therapy; Social anxiety disorder; virtual reality exposure therapy; working alliance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VIRTUAL REALITY EXPOSURE THERAPY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPLOSIVE THERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VIRTUAL REALITY EXPOSURE THERAPY;

EID: 84921988572     PISSN: 13524658     EISSN: 14691833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S135246581300088X     Document Type: Article

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