Adaptation of a GAD treatment for hypochondriasis

Cognitive and Behavioral Practice

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 393-404

  Langlois, Frédéric ^a   Ladouceur, Robert ^b  

^a Hotel Dieu de Levis Hospital   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; AWARENESS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HUMAN; HYPOCHONDRIASIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; RELAPSE; SELF MONITORING; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 32444445688     PISSN: 10777229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1077-7229(04)80056-7     Document Type: Article

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