Attention bias modification augments cognitive-behavioral group therapy for social anxiety disorder: A randomized controlled trial

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 13, 2018, Pages 2177-2185

  Lazarov, Amit ^a   Marom, Sofi ^b   Yahalom, Naomi ^b   Pine, Daniel S ^c   Hermesh, Haggai ^b   Bar Haim, Yair ^b  

^a Department of Medicine   (United States)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

attention bias; attention bias modification (ABM); cognitive behavioral group therapy (CBGT); social anxiety disorder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ATTENTIONAL BIAS; COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL PHOBIA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; ATTENTIONAL BIAS; COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHOBIA, SOCIAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85042225761     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S003329171700366X     Document Type: Article

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