Telepsychology and self-help: The treatment of phobias using the internet

Cyberpsychology and Behavior

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 659-664

  Botella, Cristina ^a,d   Quero, Soledad ^a,d   Banos, Rosa Maria ^b,d   Garcia Palacios, Azucena ^a,d   Breton Lopez, Juani ^a   Alcaniz, Mariano ^c,d   Fabregat, Sonia ^a  

^a Universidad Jaume I de Castellón   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^d Instituto de Salud Carlos III   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COCKROACH; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; PHOBIA; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF HELP; SPIDER; TELEPSYCHIATRY; THERAPY EFFECT; VIRTUAL REALITY;

ADULT; ANIMALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SPIDERS; TELEMEDICINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57649119958     PISSN: 10949313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cpb.2008.0012     Document Type: Article

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