Sudden gains in internet-based cognitive behaviour therapy for severe health anxiety

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 22-29

  Hedman, Erik ^a   Lekander, Mats ^a   Ljótsson, Brjánn ^a   Lindefors, Nils ^a   Rück, Christian ^a   Hofmann, Stefan G ^b   Andersson, Erik ^a   Andersson, Gerhard ^a,c   Schulz, Stefan M ^d,e  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cognitive behaviour therapy; Health anxiety; Internet; Sudden gains

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HEALTH ANXIETY INVENTORY; HUMAN; HYPOCHONDRIASIS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET BASED COGNITIVE BEHAVIOR THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PANIC; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; INTERNET; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; TELECONSULTATION;

ADULT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOCHONDRIASIS; INTERNET; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REMOTE CONSULTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84893166002     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: 1873622X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2013.12.007     Document Type: Article

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