Efficacy of functional relaxation and patient education in the treatment of somatoform heart disorders: A randomized, controlled clinical investigation

Psychosomatics

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 378-385

  Lahmann, Claas ^a,b,d   Loew, Thomas H ^b   Tritt, Karin ^b   Nickel, Marius ^c  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^c Clinic for Psychosomatic Medicine   (Germany)

^d TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL RELAXATION THERAPY; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; GIESSEN INVENTORY OF COMPLAINTS; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELAXATION TRAINING; SAFETY; SELF REPORT; SOMATOFORM DISORDER; SYMPTOM CHECKLIST OF DEROGATIS; THORAX PAIN;

EID: 51249116455     PISSN: 00333182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.psy.49.5.378     Document Type: Article

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