Changes in illness perceptions mediated the effect of cognitive behavioural therapy in severe functional somatic syndromes

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 363-370

  Christensen, Sara Sletten ^a   Frostholm, Lisbeth ^a   Ørnbøl, Eva ^a   Schröder, Andreas ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Chronic fatigue syndrome; Cognitive behavioural therapy; Fibromyalgia; Functional somatic syndromes; Illness perceptions; Mediation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT WORRY; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SECONDARY ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; ANXIETY; ETIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANXIETY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84925082088     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: 18791360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2014.12.005     Document Type: Article

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