Daily affect dynamics predict early response in CBT: Feasibility and predictive validity of EMA for outpatient psychotherapy

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 206, Issue , 2016, Pages 305-314

  Husen, K ^a   Rafaeli, E ^b   Rubel, J A ^a   Bar Kalifa, E ^b   Lutz, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

^b BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Early response; Ecological momentary assessment; Emotion affect dynamics; Patient focused psychotherapy research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOLOGICAL MOMENTARY ASSESSMENT; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL MENTAL DISEASE ASSESSMENT; GLOBAL ASSESSMENT OF FUNCTIONING; HOPKINS SYMPTOM CHECKLIST 11; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE ASSESSMENT; MOOD DISORDER; OUTPATIENT CARE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT RESPONSE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; GERMANY; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD DISORDERS; OUTPATIENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOTHERAPY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AFFECT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; ECOLOGICAL MOMENTARY ASSESSMENT; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD DISORDERS; OUTPATIENTS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84988527622     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2016.08.025     Document Type: Article

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