A study of the effectiveness of two group behavioral medicine interventions for patients with psychosomatic complaints

Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1990, Pages 165-173

  Heilman, Caroline J C ^a   Budd, Matthew ^b   Borysenko, Joan ^c   McClelland, David C ^d   Benson, Herbert ^e  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Mind/Body Health Sciences Inc ^*  (United States)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral medicine groups; Cost offset; Healthcare economics; Psychosomatic problems; Relaxation response; Stress management

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCLE RELAXATION; SLEEP DISORDER; STRESS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; RELAXATION TECHNIQUES; SICK ROLE; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0025202915     PISSN: 08964289     EISSN: 19404026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08964289.1990.9934605     Document Type: Article

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