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ERIC Number: EJ517479
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-006X
A Controlled Comparison of Cognitive Therapy and Self-Help Support Groups in the Treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome.
Payne, Annette; Blanchard, Edward B.
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, v63 n5 p779-86 Oct 1995
Patients with irritable bowel syndrome (n=34) were randomly assigned to 1 of 3 treatment conditions for 8 weeks: individualized cognitive treatment, support group, or control. Results indicated significantly greater reductions in gastrointestinal symptoms and amelioration of depression and anxiety for the cognitive therapy group, and these results were maintained at three-month follow-up. (JPS)
Descriptors: Anxiety, Cognitive Restructuring, Depression (Psychology), Higher Education, Outcomes of Treatment, Self Help Programs, Social Support Groups, Stress Variables
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Irritable Bowel Syndrome