Therapist Awareness of Client Resistance in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 162-174

  Hara, Kimberley M ^a   Westra, Henny A ^a   Aviram, Adi ^a   Button, Melissa L ^a   Constantino, Michael J ^b   Antony, Martin M ^c  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^c RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

CBT; client resistance; generalized anxiety; therapist awareness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84927581318     PISSN: 16506073     EISSN: 16512316     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16506073.2014.998705     Document Type: Article

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