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The Psychotherapy and Emotion Research Laboratory focuses on the following issues:

• Treatment mechanisms
  How does cognitive-behavioral therapy work? What is the mechanism of treatment change, and what are the active ingredients? How can treatments be improved further?
• Translational research
  How can we translate knowledge from basic neuroscience into clinical techniques to enhance therapies for anxiety disorders?
• Culture and Mental Health
  What are the culture-specific expressions of mental disorders, and how can psychological treatments be made more culturally sensitive in order to enhance their efficacy, dissemination, and acceptability?
• Emotion research
  What are the effects of emotion regulation strategies on anxiety and subjective well-being?
• Psychopathology and nosology
  What is the psychopathology of social anxiety disorder? Are there any meaningful subgroups?

The Psychotherapy and Emotion Research Laboratory is affiliated with:

• The Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders at Boston University
• The Psychology Department at Boston University
• Boston University

For more information, see www.Clinicaltrials.gov or www.socialanxietyboston.com.