TY  - JOUR
A1  - Richtberg, Samantha
A1  - Jakob, Marion
A1  - Hoefling, Volkmar
A1  - Weck, Florian
T1  - Patient Characteristics and Patient Behavior as Predictors of Outcome in Cognitive Therapy and Exposure Therapy for Hypochondriasis
T2  - Journal of clinical psychology
N2  - ObjectivePsychotherapy for hypochondriasis has greatly improved over the last decades and cognitive-behavioral treatments are most promising. However, research on predictors of treatment outcome for hypochondriasis is rare. Possible predictors of treatment outcome in cognitive therapy (CT) and exposure therapy (ET) for hypochondriasis were investigated. MethodCharacteristics and behaviors of 75 patients were considered as possible predictors: sociodemographic variables (sex, age, and cohabitation); psychopathology (pretreatment hypochondriacal symptoms, comorbid mental disorders, and levels of depression, anxiety, and somatic symptoms); and patient in-session interpersonal behavior. ResultsSeverity of pretreatment hypochondriacal symptoms, comorbid mental disorders, and patient in-session interpersonal behavior were significant predictors in multiple hierarchical regression analyses. Interactions between the predictors and the treatment (CT or ET) were not found. ConclusionsIn-session interpersonal behavior is an important predictor of outcome. Furthermore, there are no specific contraindications to treating hypochondriasis with CT or ET.
KW  - cognitive-behavioral therapy
KW  - hypochondriasis
KW  - illness anxiety disorder
KW  - interpersonal behavior
KW  - predictors of outcome
Y1  - 2016
UR  - https://publishup.uni-potsdam.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/54879
SN  - 0021-9762
SN  - 1097-4679
VL  - 73
IS  - 6
SP  - 612
EP  - 625
PB  - Wiley
CY  - Hoboken
ER  -