An exploratory study of the efficacy of a cognitive-behavioral treatment for hypochondriasis using different measures of change

Psychotherapy Research

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 392-408

  Martínez, M Pilar ^a,c   Botella, Cristina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

^c Fac Psicol Inst Neurociencias F   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPOCHONDRIASIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 27644538433     PISSN: 10503307     EISSN: 14684381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10503300500091322     Document Type: Article

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