A Meta-Analytic Study of Self-Help Interventions for Anxiety Problems

Behavior Therapy

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 99-111

  Hirai, Michiyo ^a   Clum, George A ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CODING; COMPUTER; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERNET; PARAMETER; SELF HELP; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEOTAPE;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT DROPOUTS; SELF-HELP GROUPS;

EID: 33646095249     PISSN: 00057894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2005.05.002     Document Type: Article

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