Internet-delivered exposure-based cognitive-behavioural therapy and behavioural stress management for severe health anxiety: Randomised controlled trial

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 205, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 307-314

  Hedman, Erik ^a   Axelsson, Erland ^a   Görling, Anders ^a   Ritzman, Carina ^a   Ronnheden, Markus ^a   El Alaoui, Samir ^a   Andersson, Erik ^a   Lekander, Mats ^a,b   Ljótsson, Brjánn ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL STRESS MANAGEMENT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH ANXIETY INVENTORY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; HYPOCHONDRIASIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERNET; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONLINE SYSTEM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; COUNSELING; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOCHONDRIASIS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84908129749     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: 14721465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.113.140913     Document Type: Article

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