Psychotherapy technique related to changes in anxiety symptoms with a transdiagnostic sample

Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

Volumn 205, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 427-435

  Pitman, Seth R ^a   Hilsenroth, Mark J ^a   Weinberger, Joel ^a   Conway, Francine ^b   Owen, Jesse ^c  

^a ADELPHI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Psychodynamic psychotherapy; STPP; Technique; Transdiagnostic

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT DISORDER; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BRIEF SYMPTOM INVENTORY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG DEPENDENCE; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; PSYCHODYNAMIC PSYCHOTHERAPY; PSYCHOTHERAPIST; SYMPTOM; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; HUMAN RELATION; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PSYCHOTHERAPY, PSYCHODYNAMIC;

EID: 85019600824     PISSN: 00223018     EISSN: 1539736X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NMD.0000000000000689     Document Type: Article

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