A randomized clinical trial of cognitive behavioural therapy versus short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy versus no intervention for patients with hypochondriasis

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 431-441

  Sorensen P ^a,b   Birket Smith, M ^a   Wattar, U ^c   Buemann, I ^c   Salkovskis, P ^d  

^a Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

^b Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^c Kognitivt Psykolog Centre   (Denmark)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT); health anxiety; hypochondriasis; randomized clinical trial (RCT); short term psychodynamic psychotherapy (STPP)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELPHI STUDY; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOCHONDRIASIS; MALE; PSYCHOANALYSIS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOCHONDRIASIS; MALE; PSYCHOANALYTIC THERAPY; PSYCHOTHERAPY, BRIEF;

EID: 79952816306     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291710000292     Document Type: Article

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