A preliminary investigation on the effectiveness of unified and transdiagnostic cognitive behavior therapy for patients with comorbid depression and anxiety

International Journal of Cognitive Therapy

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 175-185

  Zemestani, Mehdi ^a   Imani, Mahdi ^b   Ottaviani, Cristina ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KURDISTAN   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

^d SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Emotion regulation; Unified and transdiagnostic treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 85020476431     PISSN: 19371209     EISSN: 19371217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/ijct.2017.10.2.175     Document Type: Article

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