Preliminary study of a self-administered treatment for irritable bowel syndrome: Comparison to a wait list control group

Applied Psychophysiology Biofeedback

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 111-119

  Sanders, Kathryn Amelia ^a   Blanchard, Edward B ^b   Sykes, Mark A ^c  

^a VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c Brown University College of the Holy Cross   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive behavioral therapy; Irritable Bowel Syndrome; Self help

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PATIENT MONITORING; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WELLBEING;

COGNITIVE THERAPY; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 34447095537     PISSN: 10900586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10484-007-9037-7     Document Type: Article

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