Maximizing exposure therapy: An inhibitory learning approach;Optimierung expositionsbasierter Therapie: Ein Ansatz des inhibitorischen Lernens

Psychotherapeut

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 401-418

  Pittig, Andre ^a   Stevens, Stephan ^b   Vervliet, Bram ^c   Treanor, Michael ^d   Conway, Christopher C ^d   Zbozinek, Tomislav ^d   Craske, Michelle G ^d  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety disorders; Case studies; Clinical application; Exposure therapy; Extinction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84942373336     PISSN: 09356185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00278-015-0042-7     Document Type: Article

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