Is psychology really the best treatment for tinnitus?

Clinical Otolaryngology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 99-101

  McFerran, D J ^a   Baguley, D M ^b  

^a ESSEX COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; COUNSELING; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAXATION TRAINING; TINNITUS;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; HABITUATION, PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC; HEARING AIDS; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TINNITUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 64549116870     PISSN: 17494478     EISSN: 17494486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-4486.2009.01910.x     Document Type: Editorial

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