Effectiveness of a time-limited cognitive behavior therapy-type intervention among primary care patients with medically unexplained symptoms

Annals of Family Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 328-335

  Escobar, Javier I ^a   Gara, Michael A ^a,b   Diaz Martinez, Angelica M ^a   Interian, Alejandro ^a   Warman, Melissa ^a   Allen, Lesley A ^a   Woolfolk, Robert L ^c   Jahn, Eric ^d   Rodgers, Denise ^d  

^a RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to health care; Chronic pain; Disadvantaged; Health care delivery health services research; Hispanics; Latinos; Mental health; Pain management; Primary care; Psychotherapy, brief; Somatization disorder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPOCHONDRIASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RANDOMIZATION; SELF REPORT; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ANXIETY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; NEW JERSEY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY, BRIEF; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 34548105381     PISSN: 15441709     EISSN: 15441717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1370/afm.702     Document Type: Article

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