Short-term cognitive behavioral therapy for non-cardiac chest pain and benign palpitations: A randomized controlled trial

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 117-123

  Jonsbu, Egil ^a,b   Dammen, Toril ^c,d   Morken, Gunnar ^b,e   Moum, Torbjørn ^c   Martinsen, Egil W ^c,d  

^a Molde Hospital   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^d OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^e TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Benign palpitations; Cognitive behavioral therapy; Mediator of change; Non cardiac chest pain; Randomized controlled trial; Short term treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEAR; FEMALE; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; MALE; NONCARDIAC CHEST PAIN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SENSATION; SHORT FORM 36; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; AGED; CHEST PAIN; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; TACHYCARDIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78751606936     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2010.09.013     Document Type: Article

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