Self-help for obsessive-compulsive disorder: How much therapist contact in necessary?

Clinical Neuropsychiatry

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 404-409

  Mataix Cols, David ^a   Marks, Isaac M ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bibliotherapy; BT steps; Computer aided therapy; Interactive voice response; Internet therapy; OCD; Self help; Telecare; Telephone

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERNET; META ANALYSIS; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; REVIEW; RITUAL; SELF CARE; SELF HELP; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TELEMEDICINE; TELEPHONE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 34247355501     PISSN: 17244935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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