Cognitive Therapy for Generalised Anxiety Disorder

Handbook of Brief Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 101-115

  Wells, Adrian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Applied relaxation; Behavioural approaches; Cognitive therapy treatments; Excessive anxiety and worry; Generalised anxiety disorder

Indexed keywords

EID: 84948782982     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470713020.ch6     Document Type: Chapter

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