Journal article
Treatment Fears in Anxiety Disorders: Development and Validation of the Treatment Ambivalence Questionnaire
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: There are a number of effective psychological interventions for anxiety disorders. Anecdotal and empirical evidence indicates that clients are often highly apprehensive about commencing therapy. However, to date, there have been no empirical studies of the content of individuals' fears about beginning a psychological treatment for anxiety problems. Here we describe the development and initial validation of the Treatment Ambivalence …
Authors
Rowa K; Gifford S; McCabe R; Milosevic I; Antony MM; Purdon C
Journal
Journal of Clinical Psychology, Vol. 70, No. 10, pp. 979–993
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
October 2014
DOI
10.1002/jclp.22096
ISSN
0021-9762