Benefits from group psychotherapy in the treatment of severe refractory tinnitus

Audiological Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 62-72

  Zöger, Sigyn ^a   Erlandsson, Soly ^b   Svedlund, Jan ^a   Holgers, Kajsa Mia ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY WEST   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Group psychotherapy; Tinnitus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHODYNAMICS; THERAPY EFFECT; TINNITUS;

EID: 41349101613     PISSN: 1651386X     EISSN: 16513835     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16513860801959092     Document Type: Article

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