The purpose of this review is to propose a systematic approach to the assessment of social phobia for monitoring treatment outcome in clinical settings. A selection of measures is available, including questionnaires and structured interviews varying in length, complexity, and content. To design an a
Social phobia: Clinical and research perspectives
โ Scribed by Mark H. Pollack
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 40 KB
- Volume
- 4
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1091-4269
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