Why the study?
Does cognitive behavioural therapy reduce chest pain and improve cognitive measures in patients with non-cardiac chest pain?
Does cognitive behavioural therapy reduce chest pain and improve cognitive measures in patients with non-cardiac chest pain?
Cognitive behavioural therapy improves non-cardiac chest pain through cognitive mediation, and its efficacy is not dependent on the presence of a panic disorder.
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CBT targeting cognitions merits consideration for non-cardiac chest pain; extends prior trials by confirming anxiety-independent mediation.
Peski-Oosterbaan et al. (1999) studied this question.
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