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    Abnormal Psychology Textbook Robert Lawyer Delgado Community College
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    Treatment Publications By Deborah C. Beidel, Ph.D., ABPP



    Shy Children Phobic Adults Child Anxiety Disorders Social Anxiety in Adolescents and Young Adults


    Journal Articles


    Alfano, C.A., Pina, A., Villalta, I.K., Beidel, D.C., Ammerman, R.T., & Crosby, L. (2009). Mediators and moderators of outcome in the behavioral treatment of childhood social phobia. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 48, 945-953.

    Heiser, N.A., Turner, S.M., Beidel, D.C., & Roberson-Nay, R. (2009). Differentiating social phobia from shyness. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 23, 469-476.

    Rao, P.A., & Beidel, D.C. (2009). The impact of children with high functioning autism on parental stress, sibling adjustment, and family functioning. Behavior Modification, 33, 437-451.

    Beidel, D.C., Rao, P. A., Scharfstein, L.A., Wong, N., & Alfano, C.A. (2010). Social skills and social phobia: an investigation of DSM-IV subtypes. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 48, 992-1001.

    Beidel, D.C., Frueh, B.C., Uhde, T.W., Wong, N., & Mentrikoski, J. (in press). Multicomponent behavioral treatment for chronic combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Anxiety Disorders.

    Beidel, D.C., & Marino, T. (2009). Cognitive-behavioral treatment for anxiety disorders. In M. Dulcan (Ed.), American Psychiatric Textbook of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (pp.897-905).

    Beidel, D.C., & Wong, N. (2010). Social Phobia. In R.B. Weiner and W.E. Craighead (Eds.), Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology (4th ed) (pp1636-1638). New York: Wiley.

    Beidel, D.C., Wong, N., & Scharfstein, L. (in press). Social skills training. In M. Procacci, R. Popolo, & N. Marsigli (Eds.).Social Anxiety: Clinic and Treatment.

    Stanley, M.A., & Beidel, D.C. (in press). Behavior therapy. In B.J. Sadock, V.A. Sadock, & P. Ruiz (Eds), Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry.

    Beidel, D.C., Marino, T., & Scharfstein, L. (2010). Shyness and social anxiety. In G.Koocher and A. LaGreca (Eds.), The parents' guide to psychological first aid (pp. 250-256). New York: Oxford Press.