A randomized clinical trial for women with vulvodynia: Cognitive-behavioral therapy vs. supportive psychotherapy

Pain

Volumn 141, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 31-40

  Masheb, Robin M ^a   Kerns, Robert D ^a,b   Lozano, Christine ^a,b   Minkin, Mary Jane ^a   Richman, Susan ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive behavioral therapy; Dysesthetic; Vestibulitis; Vulvar pain; Vulvodynia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMOTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELAXATION TRAINING; SELF CARE; SELF REPORT; SEX THERAPY; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SUPPORTIVE PSYCHOTHERAPY; VULVODYNIA;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FREE ASSOCIATION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PELVIC PAIN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINAL DISEASES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149170574     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2008.09.031     Document Type: Article

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