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A Review of psychological treatment approaches for patients suffering from tinnitus
Disabling tinnitus (ringing or buzzing in the ear) is a condition experienced by at least 1–2% of the population. Since medical and technical treatments are only partly successful, several psychological treatm...
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Elderly hearing-impaired persons’ co** behavior
Little is known about the co** behaviors associated with hearing impairment. In this study, 24 elderly hearing-impaired participants participated in a structured video interview including communication fault...
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12-month prevalence of panic disorder with or without agoraphobia in the Swedish general population
Objective The present study examined the prevalence of panic disorder with or without agoraphobia according to DSM-IV criteria in the Swedish general population. Method Data were obtained by mean...
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Hearing Impairment, Co** Strategies, and Anxiety Sensitivity
The aim was to study co** strategies among hearing-impaired individuals by using a validated co** instrument—The Ways of Co** Questionnaire (WOCQ; S. Folkman & R. Lazarus, 1988)—and to relate the use of ...
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Open AccessInternet-administered cognitive behavior therapy for health problems: a systematic review
Cognitive-behavioral interventions are the most extensively researched form of psychological treatment and are increasingly offered through the Internet. Internet-based interventions may save therapist time, r...
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Open AccessPsychological treatment of depression: A meta-analytic database of randomized studies
A large number of randomized controlled studies have clearly demonstrated that psychological interventions are effective in the treatment of depression. The number of studies in this area is increasing rapidly...
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Chronic Pain and Praying to a Higher Power: Useful or Useless?
In the present study a Swedish sample of 118 persons with chronic pain completed online tests on two occasions in association with treatment trials. A three item subscale measuring praying as a co** strategy...
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Social phobia in Swedish adolescents
The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of self-reported social phobia in a community sample of Swedish adolescents in junior high school, at the risk-period for develo** social phobia. Of pa...
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Open AccessImplementation of Internet-based preventive interventions for depression and anxiety: role of support? The design of a randomized controlled trial
Internet-based self-help is an effective preventive intervention for highly prevalent disorders, such as depression and anxiety. It is not clear, however, whether it is necessary to offer these interventions w...
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Open AccessEvaluation of the psychometric properties of a modified version of the Social Phobia Screening Questionnaire for use in adolescents
Social phobia (social anxiety disorder - SAD) is a rather common but often undetected and undertreated psychiatric condition in youths. Screening of SAD in young individuals in community samples is thus import...
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Open AccessInternet-versus group-administered cognitive behaviour therapy for panic disorder in a psychiatric setting: a randomised trial
Internet administered cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) is a promising new way to deliver psychological treatment, but its effectiveness in regular care settings and in relation to more traditional CBT group t...
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Open AccessThe COMTval158met polymorphism is associated with symptom relief during exposure-based cognitive-behavioral treatment in panic disorder
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) represents a learning process leading to symptom relief and resulting in long-term changes in behavior. CBT for panic disorder is based on exposure and exposure-based process...
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Open AccessThe promise and pitfalls of the internet for cognitive behavioral therapy
Internet-administered cognitive behavior therapy is a promising new way to deliver psychological treatment. There are an increasing number of controlled trials in various fields such as anxiety disorders, mood...
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Open AccessCost-effectiveness of internet-based cognitive behavior therapy for irritable bowel syndrome: results from a randomized controlled trial
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is highly prevalent and is associated with a substantial economic burden. Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) has been shown to be effective in treating IBS. The aim of this study w...
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Open AccessExperiences of guided Internet-based cognitive-behavioural treatment for depression: A qualitative study
Internet-based self-help treatment with minimal therapist contact has been shown to have an effect in treating various conditions. The objective of this study was to explore participants' views of Internet adm...
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Open AccessInternet-based cognitive behavior therapy for obsessive compulsive disorder: A pilot study
Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) is widely regarded as an effective treatment for obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), but access to CBT therapists is limited. Internet-based CBT (ICBT) with therapist support ...
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Open AccessAcceptability, effectiveness, and cost-effectiveness of internet-based exposure treatment for irritable bowel syndrome in a clinical sample: a randomized controlled trial
Internet-based cognitive behavior therapy (ICBT) has shown promising effects in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). However, to date no study has used a design where participants have been sampled...
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Open AccessTailored internet-administered treatment of anxiety disorders for primary care patients: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Internet-administered cognitive behavioural therapy (ICBT) has been found to be effective for a range of anxiety disorders. However, most studies have focused on one specific primary diagnosis and co-morbidity...
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Open AccessBehavioral activation-based guided self-help treatment administered through a smartphone application: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
The need for cost-effective interventions for people suffering from major depressive disorders is essential. Behavioral activation is an intervention that can largely benefit from the use of new mobile technol...
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Open AccessInternet-delivered attention bias modification training in individuals with social anxiety disorder - a double blind randomized controlled trial
Computerized cognitive bias modification for social anxiety disorder has in several well conducted trials shown great promise with as many as 72% no longer fulfilling diagnostic criteria after a 4 week trainin...
