Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for hypochondriasis, or severe health anxiety: A pilot study

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 931-935

  Lovas, David A ^a,b,c   Barsky, Arthur J ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCE   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Cognitive therapy; Health; Hypochondriasis; Mindfulness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOCHONDRIASIS; MALE; MORBIDITY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT STUDY; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOCHONDRIASIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIND-BODY THERAPIES; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77957868558     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2010.06.019     Document Type: Article

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