A systematic review of predictors and moderators of improvement in cognitive-behavioral therapy for panic disorder and agoraphobia

Clinical Psychology Review

Volumn 42, Issue , 2015, Pages 179-192

  Porter, Eliora ^a   Chambless, Dianne L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Agoraphobia; CBT; Moderators; Panic disorder; Predictors; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

AGORAPHOBIA; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; DYSTHYMIA; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; PANIC; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PSYCINFO; REVIEW; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL PHOBIA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PANIC DISORDER; PROCEDURES;

AGORAPHOBIA; COGNITIVE THERAPY; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PANIC DISORDER;

EID: 84949100446     PISSN: 02727358     EISSN: 18737811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2015.09.004     Document Type: Review

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