Cognitive therapy versus exposure therapy for hypochondriasis (health anxiety): A randomized controlled trial.
Cognitive therapy versus exposure therapy for hypochondriasis (health anxiety): A randomized controlled trial.
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认知疗法与暴露疗法治疗疑病症(健康焦虑):一项随机对照试验
DOI:
10.1037/ccp0000013
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发表时间:
2015
影响因子:
5.9
通讯作者:
Stangier
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文献类型:
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作者:
J. M. B;Richtberg;Stangier
ObjectiveCognitive–behavioral therapy has proven to be highly effective in the treatment of hypochondriasis and health anxiety. However, little is known about which therapeutic interventions are most promising. The aim of the present study was to compare the efficacy of cognitive therapy (CT) with exposure therapy (ET).MethodEighty-four patients with a diagnosis of hypochondriasis were randomly allocated to CT, ET, or a waiting list (WL) control group. The primary outcome measure was a standardized interview that evaluated hypochondriacal cognitions as well as behaviors conducted by independent diagnosticians. Several self-report questionnaires were evaluated as secondary outcome measures. Treatment success was evaluated at posttreatment and at 1-year follow-up.ResultsBoth CT (Hedges’s g= 1.01–1.11) and ET (Hedges’s g= 1.21–1.24) demonstrated their efficacy in comparison with the WL in the primary outcome measure. Moreover, a significant reduction in depressive symptoms and bodily complaints was found in the secondary outcome measures for both treatments in comparison with the WL, but anxiety symptoms were only significantly reduced by ET. In a direct comparison, no significant differences were found between CT and ET in the primary or the secondary outcome measures. Regarding safety behaviors, we found a significantly larger improvement with ET than with CT in the completer analyses.ConclusionsThe results suggest high efficacy of CT as well as ET in the treatment of hypochondriasis. Cognitive interventions were not a necessary condition for the change of dysfunctional cognitions. These findings are relevant to the conceptualization and psychotherapeutic treatment of hypochondriasis and health anxiety.
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