Long-term effects of an internet-based treatment for posttraumatic stress

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 72-77

  Knaevelsrud, Christine ^a,b   Maercker, Andreas ^c  

^a Behandlungszentrum fur Folteropfer Berlin eV   (Germany)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cognitive behavioural treatment; Internet; Long term effects; Online therapy; PTSD; Randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TIME;

ADULT; ANXIETY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TIME;

EID: 77951085017     PISSN: 16506073     EISSN: 16512316     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16506070902999935     Document Type: Article

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