A pilot study of transdiagnostic group cognitive-behavioral therapy for anxiety in a veteran sample

Psychological Services

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 162-169

  Espejo, Emmanuel P ^a,b   Castriotta, Natalie ^a,c   Bessonov, Daniel ^a   Kawamura, Mari ^a   Werdowatz, Emily A ^a   Ayers, Catherine R ^a,b  

^a VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety treatment; Cognitive behavioral therapy; Group therapy; VA health care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL STRESS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; VETERAN;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); OUTPATIENTS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VETERANS;

EID: 84940933311     PISSN: 15411559     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/ser0000052     Document Type: Article

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