Group therapy for somatization disorders in general practice: Effectiveness of a short cognitive-behavioural treatment model

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 14-24

  Lidbeck, J ^a,b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b HELSINGBORG HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cognitive behavioural treatment; Functional somatic symptoms; General practice; Group therapy; Somatization disorders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELAXATION TRAINING; SOMATIZATION;

EID: 0030793751     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1997.tb09899.x     Document Type: Article

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