Hypochondriasis: Medical management and psychiatric treatment

Psychosomatics

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 48-56

  Barsky, Arthur J ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COPING BEHAVIOR; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; HYPOCHONDRIASIS; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RECOGNITION; THINKING;

EID: 0030034919     PISSN: 00333182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0033-3182(96)71598-0     Document Type: Article

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