Active Approach Does not Add to the Effects of in Vivo Exposure

Journal of Experimental Psychopathology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 112-125

  van Uijen, Sophie L ^a   van den Hout, Marcel ^a   Engelhard, Iris M ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Approach behavior; Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT); Exposure and response prevention (ERP); Fear; Spider phobia

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992182227     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20438087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5127/jep.042014     Document Type: Article

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