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Cognitive and emotional variables predicting treatment outcome of cognitive behavior therapies for patients with medically unexplained symptoms: A meta-analysis.
Sarter, Lena, Heider, Jens, Kirchner, Lukas et al.·Journal of psychosomatic research·2021
This study looked at 37 research papers about cognitive behavior therapy (CBT)—a type of talk therapy—for people with medically unexplained symptoms. The researchers found that people who worry a lot about their symptoms, have anxiety or mood problems, tend to notice body sensations intensely, or don't believe they can manage their illness tend to get less benefit from CBT. The findings suggest that tailoring CBT to each person's specific concerns might help treatments work better.
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