Medically unexplained physical symptoms: The feasibility of group cognitive-behavioural therapy in primary care

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 517-520

  Arnold, I A ^a   Speckens, A E M ^b   Van Hemert, A M ^a,c  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c The Netherlands   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cognitive behavioural therapy; Group therapy; Medically unexplained physical symptoms; Primary care; Somatisation; Somatoform disorders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICALLY UNEXPLAINED PHYSICAL SYMPTOM; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; SCREENING;

ADULT; AGED; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 10444232776     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2004.04.369     Document Type: Article

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