The management of chronic tinnitus: Comparison of an outpatient cognitive-behavioral group training to minimal-contact interventions

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 381-389

  Kroner Herwig B ^a   Frenzel, A ^b   Fritsche, G ^c   Schilkowsky, G ^b   Esser, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chronic tinnitus; Cognitive behavioral treatment; Minimal contact intervention; Randomized group design

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL DISEASE; MUSIC; OUTPATIENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; RATING SCALE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TINNITUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; GROUP THERAPY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TEACHING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRES; TEACHING; TINNITUS;

EID: 0041851089     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3999(02)00400-2     Document Type: Article

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