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Table 2 Contents of each of the five modules for CBT, lifestyle and waiting list control groups

From: Psychological distress following a motor vehicle crash: preliminary results of a randomised controlled trial investigating brief psychological interventions

 

CBT

Lifestyle

Control

1

Overview

Overview

Reading; A guide for people injured in an MVC

2

Mood and slow breathing skills, self-monitoring

Goal-setting and life-pacing

Reading: Overview of the claims process

3

The art of distraction, applying distraction

Self-monitoring and changing unhelpful behaviours

Reading: Obligations of the insurer

4

Stress and helpful thinking, evidenced-based thinking

Sleep hygiene and sleep self-monitoring

Reading: Obligations of the claimant

5

Problem-solving and conclusions, self-mastery, changeable vs. unchangeable problems

Improving well-being through diet and physical exercise, social participation, daily activity schedule

Reading: Finalising a claim

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