A one-session treatment for patients suffering from medically unexplained symptoms in primary care: A randomized clinical trial

Psychosomatics

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 294-303

  Martin, Alexandra ^a   Rauh, Elisabeth ^a   Fichter, Manfred ^a   Rief, Winfried ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MENTAL DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOEDUCATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELAXATION TRAINING; SOMATIZATION; SOMATOFORM DISORDER; STANDARD; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34347252313     PISSN: 00333182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.psy.48.4.294     Document Type: Article

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