How beneficial is cognitive behaviour therapy in the treatment of atopic dermatitis? A single-case study

Psychology, Health and Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 445-449

  Wittkowski, Anja ^a   Richards, Helen L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; Cognitive behaviour therapy; Single case design

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CASE REPORT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; MOOD CHANGE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STRESS;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; STEREOTYPING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34447335315     PISSN: 13548506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13548500601109268     Document Type: Article

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