Predicting long-term outcome in group treatment of atopic dermatitis

Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 293-301

  Stangier, Ulrich ^a   Ehlers, Anke ^b   Gieler, Uwe ^c  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; Cognitive behavioral treatment; Predictors; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMAGERY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PSYCHOSOCIAL PHENOMENA; ROLE PLAYING; SCORING SYSTEM; SCRATCHING; SELF CONTROL; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 4043078552     PISSN: 00333190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000078846     Document Type: Article

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