Two psychological treatments for hypochondriasis. A randomised controlled trial

• Published in: British journal of psychiatry Vol. 173; no. 3; pp. 218 - 225
• Main Authors: Clark, D M, Salkovskis, P M, Hackmann, A, Wells, A, Fennell, M, Ludgate, J, Ahmad, S, Richards, H C, Gelder, M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Cambridge University Press 01.09.1998
• Subjects: Adult; Anxiety; Behavior Therapy - methods; Cognitive ability; Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - methods; Cognitive therapy; Cognitive-behavioral factors; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Hypochondria; Hypochondriasis; Hypochondriasis - therapy; Male; Mood; Patient Compliance; Stress; Stress management; Stress, Psychological - therapy; Treatment Outcome

Hypochondriasis is generally considered difficult to manage. This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of cognitive therapy and to compare it with an equally credible, alternative treatment. Forty-eight patients with hypochondriasis were initially randomly assigned to either cognitive therapy, be...