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Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Environmental health PLoS ONE

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The moderating role of avoidance behavior on anxiety over time: Is there a difference between social anxiety disorder and specific phobia?

Myriam Rudaz, Thomas Ledermann, Jürgen Margraf, Eni S. Becker, Michelle G. Craske
PLoS ONE Summary & key facts 2017 54 citations

This study followed women with diagnosed social anxiety disorder (n = 91) or specific phobia (n = 130) for 18 months. It found that higher general anxiety at the start predicted higher general anxiety 18 months later in both groups. Clinician-rated avoidance of feared situations changed that pattern only for…

Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies
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