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dc.contributor.authorMalouff, John Men
dc.contributor.authorSchutte, Nicolaen
dc.contributor.authorBhullar, Navjoten
dc.contributor.authorNoble, William Gen
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-10T16:24:00Z-
dc.date.issued2010-
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Psychosomatic Research, 68(3), p. 245-251en
dc.identifier.issn1879-1360en
dc.identifier.issn0022-3999en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/7371-
dc.description.abstractObjective: The present study examined the efficacy of bibliotherapy in assisting individuals experiencing distress related to tinnitus. Methods: One hundred sixty-two tinnitus sufferers from Australia participated in a study designed to examine the effectiveness of a cognitive–behaviorally based self-help book in reducing distress. To maximize the ecological validity of the findings, we excluded no individuals interested in treatment for tinnitus-related distress. Results: The experimental condition lost 35% of participants at postassessment, compared to 10% in the control group. In an analysis of participants who completed postintervention assessment, those assigned to the intervention condition, who received a tinnitus self-help book, showed significantly less tinnitus-related distress and general distress 2 months later compared to those assigned to the waiting list control condition. The intervention group's reduction in tinnitus-related distress and general distress from preintervention to postintervention 2 months later was significant, and these participants maintained a significant reduction in distress on follow-up 4 months after they received the tinnitus self-help book. A long-term follow-up of all participants, who at that time had received the book at least a year previously, showed a significant reduction in tinnitus distress. Although these group differences and pre–post changes were significant, effect sizes were small. Intention-to-treat analyses showed no significant effect for between-groups analyses, but did show a significant effect for the 1-year follow-up pre–post analysis. Conclusion: Information on the effectiveness of using a self-help book, without therapist assistance, in alleviating distress is important, as bibliotherapy can provide inexpensive treatment that is not bound by time or place.en
dc.languageenen
dc.publisherElsevier Incen
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Psychosomatic Researchen
dc.titleThe effectiveness of bibliotherapy in alleviating tinnitus-related distressen
dc.typeJournal Articleen
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jpsychores.2009.07.023en
dc.subject.keywordsHealth, Clinical and Counselling Psychologyen
dc.subject.keywordsSensory Processes, Perception and Performanceen
local.contributor.firstnameJohn Men
local.contributor.firstnameNicolaen
local.contributor.firstnameNavjoten
local.contributor.firstnameWilliam Gen
local.subject.for2008170106 Health, Clinical and Counselling Psychologyen
local.subject.for2008170112 Sensory Processes, Perception and Performanceen
local.subject.seo2008920410 Mental Healthen
local.subject.seo2008920209 Mental Health Servicesen
local.profile.schoolSchool of Psychologyen
local.profile.schoolSchool of Psychologyen
local.profile.schoolSchool of Psychologyen
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local.profile.emailjmalouff@une.edu.auen
local.profile.emailnschutte@une.edu.auen
local.profile.emailnbhulla2@une.edu.auen
local.profile.emailwnoble@une.edu.auen
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local.record.institutionUniversity of New Englanden
local.identifier.epublicationsrecordune-20110310-124147en
local.publisher.placeUnited States of Americaen
local.format.startpage245en
local.format.endpage251en
local.identifier.scopusid77649282004en
local.peerreviewedYesen
local.identifier.volume68en
local.identifier.issue3en
local.contributor.lastnameMalouffen
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local.contributor.lastnameBhullaren
local.contributor.lastnameNobleen
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local.title.maintitleThe effectiveness of bibliotherapy in alleviating tinnitus-related distressen
local.output.categorydescriptionC1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journalen
local.search.authorMalouff, John Men
local.search.authorSchutte, Nicolaen
local.search.authorBhullar, Navjoten
local.search.authorNoble, William Gen
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local.year.published2010en
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