A randomized controlled trial of a novel self-help technique for impulse control disorders: A study on nail-biting

Behavior Modification

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 468-485

  Moritz, Steffen ^a   Treszl, Andras ^a   Rufer, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

cognition; cognitive behavioral therapy; habit reversal training; impulse control; nail biting

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HABIT; HUMAN; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDER; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE RELAXATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELAXATION TRAINING; SELF CARE; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; HUMANS; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDERS; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NAIL BITING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RELAXATION THERAPY; SELF CARE; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 79960972074     PISSN: 01454455     EISSN: 15524167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0145445511409395     Document Type: Article

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