Internet-delivered exposure-based treatment vs. Stress management for irritable bowel syndrome: A randomized trial

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 106, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1481-1491

  Ljótsson, Brjánn ^a   Hedman, Erik ^a   Andersson, Erik ^a   Hesser, Hugo ^b   Lindfors, Perjohan ^c   Hursti, Timo ^d   Rydh, Sara ^a   Rück, Christian ^a   Lindefors, Nils ^a   Andersson, Gerhard ^a,b  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Sabbatsberg Hospital   (Sweden)

^d UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM RATING SCALE; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERNET; INTERNET DELIVERED COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL TREATMENT; INTERNET DELIVERED STRESS MANAGEMENT; IRRITABLE COLON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; RELAXATION TRAINING; STRESS MANAGEMENT; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; INTERNET; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROBLEM SOLVING; RELAXATION THERAPY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79961026588     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2011.139     Document Type: Article

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