Internet-based self-management of generalised anxiety disorder: A preliminary study

Behaviour Change

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 229-244

  Draper, Mark ^a   Rees, Clare S ^a   Nathan, Paula R ^b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Centre for Clinical Interventions ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Cognitive behaviour therapy; Generalised anxiety disorder; Internet treatments

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SELF CARE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 59449105507     PISSN: 08134839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/bech.25.4.229     Document Type: Article

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