Internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy for children with pain-related functional gastrointestinal disorders: Feasibility study

JMIR Mental Health

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2017, Pages

  Lalouni, Maria ^a,b   Ljótsson, Brjánn ^a   Bonnert, Marianne ^a,b   Hedman Lagerlöf, Erik ^a   Högström, Jens ^a,b   Serlachius, Eva ^a,b   Olén, Ola ^a,c  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM COUNTY COUNCIL   (Sweden)

^c SACHS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Abdominal pain; Behavior therapy; Cognitive therapy; Functional gastrointestinal disorders; Irritable bowel syndrome

Indexed keywords

EID: 85042872774     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23687959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/mental.7985     Document Type: Article

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