Randomized controlled trial of web-based treatment of social phobia without clinician guidance

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 913-919

  Titov, Nickolai ^a   Andrews, Gavin ^a   Choi, Isabella ^a   Schwencke, Genevieve ^a   Johnston, Luke ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Computerized cognitive behavioural therapy; Internet computer aided psychotherapy; Randomized controlled trial; Self guided social phobia treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLINICIAN FREE COMPUTERIZED COGNITIVE BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; REMINDER SYSTEM; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL PHOBIA; TELEPHONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 71049146017     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: 14401614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00048670903179160     Document Type: Article

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