Psychotherapy and psychosomatics
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Psychother Psychosom · Jan 2011
Randomized Controlled TrialAnxiety as a predictor of improvements in somatic symptoms and health anxiety associated with cognitive-behavioral intervention in hypochondriasis.
Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) has been shown to be beneficial in the treatment of hypochondriasis. In this study, we sought to determine whether there was a differential treatment effect for patients with greater levels of anxiety at the outset of treatment. ⋯ High anxiety at entry into the CBT program predicted a better treatment outcome.