A controlled evaluation of group cognitive therapy in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 633-648

  Blanchard, Edward B ^a   Lackner, Jeffrey M ^b   Sanders, Kathryn ^a   Krasner, Susan ^b   Keefer, Laurie ^a   Payne, Annette ^a   Gudleski, Gregory D ^b   Katz, Leonard ^b   Rowell, Dianna ^a   Sykes, Mark ^a   Kuhn, Eric ^a   Gusmano, Rebecca ^a   Carosella, Ann Marie ^b   Firth, Rebecca ^b   Dulgar Tulloch, Lisa ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive therapy for IBS; Group cognitive therapy; Irritable bowel syndrome; Psychoeducational support groups

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DEFECATION HABIT; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MCGILL PAIN QUESTIONNAIRE; PAIN; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PSYCHOEDUCATION; STRESS; SUPPORT GROUP; SYMPTOM; WELLBEING;

ADULT; AGED; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT SELECTION; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33847098778     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2006.07.003     Document Type: Article

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