Cognitive and behavioral responses to illness information: The role of health anxiety

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 149-164

  Hadjistavropoulos, Heather D ^a,b   Craig, Kenneth D ^c   Hadjistavropoulos, Thomas ^b  

^a Clin R and D Program   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; COLD PRESSOR TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK; SYMPTOM;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; AROUSAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN THRESHOLD; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; SICK ROLE; STUDENTS;

EID: 0032004280     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0005-7967(98)00014-X     Document Type: Article

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