The impact of health anxiety in patients with relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis: Misperception, misattribution and quality of life

British Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 371-386

  Hayter, Aimee L ^a   Salkovskis, Paul M ^b   Silber, Eli ^c   Morris, Robin G ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cognitive behavioural therapy; cognitive biases; health anxiety; illness perceptions; Multiple Sclerosis; quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMPLICATION; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; EVALUATION STUDY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANXIETY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, RELAPSING-REMITTING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84956681828     PISSN: 01446657     EISSN: 20448260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bjc.12106     Document Type: Article

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