An open trial in the NHS of blues Begone®: A new home based computerized CBT program

Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 541-551

  Purves, David G ^a   Bennett, Mary ^b   Wellman, Nigel ^c  

^a LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BERKSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WEST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anxiety; CCBT; Depression; Primary care; Self help

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERSONALITY TEST; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; SELF CARE; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ANXIETY DISORDERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; SELF CARE; SOFTWARE; STATE MEDICINE; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73449135178     PISSN: 13524658     EISSN: 14691833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1352465809990282     Document Type: Article

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