Cognitive-behavioral group treatment for menopausal symptoms: A pilot study

Archives of Women's Mental Health

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 325-332

  Green, Sheryl M ^a   Haber, Erika ^b   McCabe, Randi E ^c   Soares, Claudio N ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Women's Health Concerns Clinic   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Behavior; Cognitive; Group; Menopause; Therapy; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CLIENT SATISFACTION QUESTIONNAIRE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GREENE CLIMACTERIC SCALE; HAMILTON ANXIETY SCALE; HOT FLASH RELATED DAILY INTERFERENCE SCALE; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; MENOPAUSE SPECIFIC QUALITY OF LIFE INVENTORY; MONTGOMERY ASBERG DEPRESSION RATING SCALE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; NIGHT SWEAT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT STUDY; PITTSBURGH SLEEP QUALITY INDEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SLEEP DISORDER; UTIAN QUALITY OF LIFE SCALE; VASOMOTOR DISORDER;

CANADA; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HOT FLASHES; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84881135742     PISSN: 14341816     EISSN: 14351102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00737-013-0339-x     Document Type: Article

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