Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy as a Treatment for Chronic Tinnitus: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 351-361

  McKenna, Laurence ^a   Marks, Elizabeth M ^a,c   Hallsworth, Christopher A ^c   Schaette, Roland ^b  

^a ROYAL NATIONAL THROAT NOSE AND EAR HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mindfulness based cognitive therapy; Relaxation; Tinnitus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHRONIC TINNITUS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EFFECT SIZE; FEMALE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINDFULNESS; MINDFULNESS BASED COGNITIVE THERAPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELAXATION TRAINING; TINNITUS; TINNITUS QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT DURATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPLICATION; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINDFULNESS; RELAXATION THERAPY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TINNITUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85033400926     PISSN: 00333190     EISSN: 14230348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000478267     Document Type: Article

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