Internet-based cognitive-behavioural therapy for severe health anxiety: Randomised controlled trial

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 198, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 230-236

  Hedman, Erik ^a   Andersson, Gerhard ^a,b   Andersson, Erik ^a   Ljótsson, Brjánn ^a   Rück, Christian ^a   Asmundson, Gordon J G ^c   Lindefors, Nils ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPOCHONDRIASIS; INTERNET; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MONTGOMERY ASBERG DEPRESSION RATING SCALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; THERAPY EFFECT;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOCHONDRIASIS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES;

EID: 79952234884     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: 14721465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.110.086843     Document Type: Article

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