Patients' beliefs about treatment: The hidden determinant of treatment outcome? Editorial

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 491-495

  Horne, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUOXETINE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

EDITORIAL; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT;

COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DRUG THERAPY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033398151     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3999(99)00058-6     Document Type: Editorial

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