Agoraphobia: a critical review of methodology in behavioural treatment research |
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Authors: | Moira A Gray and Ian G McPherson |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Psychology, University of Birmingham, PO Box 363, B15 2TT Birmingham |
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Abstract: | This review focuses on the methodological status of the literature on behavioural treatment of agoraphobia. Thirty-three studies
published between 1963 and 1979 are analysed using a methodological rating scale by which each study is assessed on the extent
to which it meets eight basic criteria for outcome research. It is concluded that methodological weaknesses in these reports
make questionable any general conclusions about the value of the behavioural treatment of agoraphobia, and recommendations
are made concerning possible changes in the future direction of research in this area. |
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