Impairments in goal-directed actions predict treatment response to cognitive-behavioral therapy in social anxiety disorder.

Social anxiety disorder is characterized by excessive fear and habitual avoidance of social situations. Decision-making models suggest that patients with anxiety disorders may fail to exhibit goal-directed control over actions. We therefore investigated whether such biases may also be associated wit...

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Main Authors: Gail A Alvares, Bernard W Balleine, Adam J Guastella
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3984205?pdf=render

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