Cognitive-behaviour therapy for patients with Abridged Somatization Disorder (SSI 4,6) in primary care: a randomized, controlled study

Table 1 Study variables

Instrument	Assessment are^a	Applied by	Times(s) of assessments
Sampling form	Age, sex, inclusion/exclusion criteri^a	Family doctor	Screening
Othmer and Souza Screening	Somatoform disorder	Family doctor	Screening
Socio-demographic data form	Age, sex, marital status, educational level, socio-economic group, occupation	Research assistant	Baseline
EPEP psychiatric interview	Psychiatric diagnosis	Research psychiatrist	Baseline
SOMS	Somatic symptoms	Research assistant	Baseline
SSQ	Somatic symptoms	Research assistant	Baseline
SSS	Somatic symptoms	Research assistant	Baseline and all follow up sessions*
Self-declared health services	Use of health services	Research assistant	Baseline and all follow up sessions*
HAM-D	Clinical depression	Research assistant	Baseline and all follow up sessions*
HAM-^a	Clinical Anxiety	Research assistant	Baseline and all follow up sessions*
SF-36	Health and quality of life	Research assistant	Baseline and all follow up sessions*
CGI	Clinical impression	Research assistant	Baseline and all follow up sessions*

*All follow-up sessions: baseline, post-treatment, 6 months and 12 months post-treatment

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