The Role of Safety Behaviors in Panic Disorder Treatment: Self-Regulation or Self-Defeat?
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The SAFE-A is a 40-item questionnaire that assesses the frequency of subtle avoidance behavior in agoraphobia.
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- Authors
- Aafjes-van Doorn, K., Zilcha-Mano, S., Graham, K., Caldari, A., Barber, J. P., Chambless, D. L., & Milrod, B.
- Affiliations
- Adelphi University (US)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
- Weill Cornell Medicine (US)
- Venue
- Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy
- Published
- 2019-06-08
- Volume
- 49
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 203-212
- ISSN
- 0022-0116 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-3564
- OpenAlex
- W2954487631
- Cited by
- 15
- References
- 58
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 3
- FWCI
- 1.77
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychological Treatments and Assessments
- Keywords
- safety behavior, panic disorder, cognitive behavioral therapy, emotion regulation, avoidance, distraction, control functions, treatment response prediction, interpersonal problems, therapeutic relationship
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