Predictors of outcome in Internet-based cognitive behavior therapy for severe health anxiety

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 51, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 711-717

  Hedman, Erik ^a   Lindefors, Nils ^a   Andersson, Gerhard ^a,b   Andersson, Erik ^a   Lekander, Mats ^a,c   Rück, Christian ^a   Ljótsson, Brjánn ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cognitive behavior therapy; Internet; Predictors; Severe health anxiety

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPOCHONDRIASIS; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; RISK REDUCTION; SCORING SYSTEM; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

COGNITIVE BEHAVIOR THERAPY; INTERNET; PREDICTORS; SEVERE HEALTH ANXIETY;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84883209285     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: 1873622X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2013.07.009     Document Type: Article

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