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The treatment of hypochondriasis: exposure plus response prevention vs cognitive therapy
- Source :
- Behaviour Research and Therapy. April, 2001, Vol. 39 Issue 4, 423
- Publication Year :
- 2001
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Abstract
- In this study (1) exposure in vivo plus response prevention, (2) cognitive therapy and (3) a waiting-list control condition were compared on their efficacy on the treatment of hypochondriasis. Seventy-eight patients with a DSM-IV diagnosis of hypochondriasis were randomly assigned to one of these conditions. Patients in both active treatment conditions improved significantly on all the measures, whereas the patients in the waiting-list control condition did not improve. The improvements were clinically significant. Exposure in vivo plus response prevention and cognitive therapy were equally effective. The improvements were maintained at the 7 months follow up. [C] 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved. Keywords: Hypochondriasis; Cognitive therapy; Behaviour therapy; Exposure; Treatment outcome
Details
- ISSN :
- 00057967
- Volume :
- 39
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Gale General OneFile
- Journal :
- Behaviour Research and Therapy
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsgcl.72733402