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There are several disorders that are included in the classification of anxiety disorders (e.g., Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Social Anxiety Disorder, Panic Disorder, Agoraphobia, and specific phobias), but this chapter will primarily focus on the clinical similarities among these disorders and how Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) concepts, methods, and current research can be applied across the treatment of the various anxiety disorders.
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Hickey, M. (2019). REBT and Anxiety Disorders. In: Dryden, W., Bernard, M. (eds) REBT with Diverse Client Problems and Populations. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-02723-0_1
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