Expanding the Limits of Bibliotherapy for Panic Disorder: Randomized Trial of Self-Help Without Support but With a Clear Deadline

Behavior Therapy

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 267-276

  Nordin, Sara ^a   Carlbring, Per ^b   Cuijpers, Pim ^c   Andersson, Gerhard ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Vrije Universiteit   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PANIC; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; PSYCHOTHERAPIST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REHABILITATION CARE; SELF HELP; TELEPHONE; AGORAPHOBIA; BOOK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMPLICATION; HUMAN RELATION; PANIC DISORDER; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CARE; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGORAPHOBIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MANUALS AS TOPIC; PANIC DISORDER; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77953570953     PISSN: 00057894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2009.06.001     Document Type: Article

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