Prevention of depression and anxiety in adolescents: A randomized controlled trial testing the efficacy and mechanisms of Internet-based self-help problem-solving therapy

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Volumn 10, Issue , 2009, Pages 93-

  Hoek, Willemijn ^a,b   Schuurmans, Josien ^a,b   Koot, Hans M ^a,b   Cuijpers, Pim ^a,b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DISEASE DURATION; HUMAN; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTIVATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SATISFACTION; SELF ESTEEM; SELF HELP; SOCIAL PHOBIA; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 70450265341     PISSN: 17456215     EISSN: 17456215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1745-6215-10-93     Document Type: Article

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