A comparison of changes in anxiety and depression symptoms of spontaneous users and trial participants of a cognitive behavior therapy website

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2004, Pages

  Christensen, Helen ^a   Griffiths, Kathleen M ^a   Korten, Ailsa E ^a   Brittliffe, Kylie ^a   Groves, Chloe ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Depression; Internet; Mental health

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMMUNITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECORDING; REGISTER; SAMPLING; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOM; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; AUSTRALIA; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SELF HELP; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; AUSTRALIA; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); SELF-HELP GROUPS; SEX FACTORS; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 14044276898     PISSN: 14388871     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.6.4.e46     Document Type: Article

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