Evaluating differences in Pavlovian fear acquisition and extinction as predictors of outcome from cognitive behavioural therapy for anxious children

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 57, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 869-876

  Waters, Allison M ^a   Pine, Daniel S ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; children; conditioning; extinction; treatment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AROUSAL; CHILD; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONDITIONED REFLEX; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; FEAR; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; STIMULUS; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ANXIETY DISORDERS; FEMALE; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; REINFORCEMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CHILD; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; EXTINCTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEAR; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HUMANS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE);

EID: 84975785412     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.12522     Document Type: Article

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