Cognitive-behavioural therapy for health anxiety in a genitourinary medicine clinic: Randomised controlled trial

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 193, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 332-337

  Seivewright, Helen ^a   Green, John ^b   Salkovskis, Paul ^c   Barrett, Barbara ^c   Nur, Ula ^d   Tyrer, Peter ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRAL AND NORTH WEST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPOCHONDRIASIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL STATUS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 53949089405     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.108.052936     Document Type: Article

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