Cognitive-behavioural therapy v. structured care for medically unexplained symptoms: randomised controlled trial

A Sumathipala; S Siribaddana; M R N Abeysingha; P De Silva; M Dewey; M Prince; A H Mann

doi:10.1192/bjp.bp.107.043190

Cognitive-behavioural therapy v. structured care for medically unexplained symptoms: randomised controlled trial

A Sumathipala, S Siribaddana, M R N Abeysingha, P De Silva, M Dewey, M Prince, A H Mann

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Abstract

A pilot trial in Sri Lanka among patients with medically unexplained symptoms revealed that cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) administered by a psychiatrist was efficacious.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	51-9
Number of pages	9
Journal	British Journal of Psychiatry
Volume	193
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.bp.107.043190
Publication status	Published - 2008

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