A controlled trial of cognitive-behavioural treatment of hypochondriasis

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 169, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 189-195

  Warwick, Hilary M C ^a,b,d   Clark, David M ^a   Cobb, Andrew M ^c   Salkovskis, Paul M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c WARNEFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOCHONDRIASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOCHONDRIASIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029778810     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.169.2.189     Document Type: Article

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