An RCT comparing effect of two types of support on severity of symptoms for people completing Internet-based cognitive behaviour therapy for social phobia

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 920-926

  Titov, Nickolai ^a,b   Andrews, Gavin ^a,b   Schwencke, Genevieve ^b   Solley, Karen ^a,b   Johnston, Luke ^a,b   Robinson, Emma ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Computerized cognitive behavioural therapy; Internet; Randomized controlled trial; Self guided; Social phobia; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTERIZED COGNITIVE BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; E-MAIL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; REMINDER SYSTEM; SOCIAL PHOBIA; SYMPTOM; TELEPHONE; THERAPY EFFECT;

EID: 71049152779     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: 14401614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00048670903179228     Document Type: Article

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