Web-based therapist-assisted cognitive behavioral treatment of panic symptoms: A randomized controlled trial with a three-year follow-up

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 387-396

  Ruwaard, Jeroen ^a,b   Broeksteeg, Janneke ^b   Schrieken, Bart ^b   Emmelkamp, Paul ^a   Lange, Alfred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b Interapy BV   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cognitive behavior therapy; Computer assisted protocol directed therapy; Controlled clinical trials; Follow up studies; Internet intervention; Panic disorder; Randomized; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PANIC; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF REPORT; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WEB BROWSER;

ADULT; AGED; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANIC DISORDER; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REMOTE CONSULTATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950626687     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2010.01.010     Document Type: Article

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