The acceptability of computer-aided cognitive behavioural therapy: A pragmatic study

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 235-246

  Cavanagh, Kate ^a   Shapiro, David Alan ^b   van Den Berg, Susan ^c   Swain, Sharon ^c   Barkham, Michael ^d   Proudfoot, Judy ^e  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c Ultrasis UK Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Beating the Blues, treatment acceptability; CCBT; Computer aided cognitive behavioural therapy; Depression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77149138469     PISSN: 16506073     EISSN: 16512316     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16506070802561256     Document Type: Article

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