E-therapy as an adjunct to face-to-face therapy in the treatment of patients suffering from chronic psychiatric disorders

Journal on Information Technology in Healthcare

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 67-79

  Löhr, Hildegard ^a   Wynn, Rolf ^b   Rosenvinge, Jan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

^b Department of Clinical Psychiatry ^*  (Norway)

^c Institute of Psychology   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONCENTRATION LOSS; COPING BEHAVIOR; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; E-MAIL; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MENTAL DISEASE; MOOD DISORDER; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PSYCHODYNAMICS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF REGULATION MODEL; SOCIAL PHOBIA; TELEPSYCHIATRY; TELETHERAPY; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; WRITTEN LANGUAGE;

EID: 34247323459     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1479649X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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