Cognitive-behavioural therapy for patients with multiple somatoform symptoms - A randomised controlled trial in tertiary care

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 449-454

  Bleichhardt, Gaby ^a,b   Timmer, Barbara ^a   Rief, Winfried ^a  

^a Klinik Roseneck   (Germany)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cognitive behavioural therapy; Group therapy; Randomised controlled trial; Somatisation; Somatisation syndrome; Somatoform disorders; Tertiary care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROUP THERAPY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; RELAXATION TRAINING; SELF REPORT; SOMATIZATION; SOMATOFORM DISORDER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELAXATION TECHNIQUES; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS;

EID: 1842861606     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3999(03)00630-5     Document Type: Article

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