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.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 423-442 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| Journal | Behaviour Research and Therapy |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Publication status | Published - Apr-2001 |
Keywords
- hypochondriasis
- cognitive therapy
- behaviour therapy
- exposure
- treatment outcome
- OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER
- RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL
- BEHAVIORAL TREATMENT
- CLINICAL-SIGNIFICANCE
- SYMPTOMS