Clinician-assisted Internet-based treatment is effective for panic: A randomized controlled trial

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 599-607

  Wims, Edward ^a   Titov, Nickolai ^b   Andrews, Gavin ^b   Choi, Isabella ^b  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clinician assisted computerized cognitive behavioural therapy; Internet; Panic disorder; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGORAPHOBIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERNET BASED CLINICIAN ASSISTED COGNITIVE THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONLINE MONITORING; PANIC; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SENSATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; PANIC DISORDER; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; TELECONSULTATION;

ADULT; AGORAPHOBIA; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANIC DISORDER; QUESTIONNAIRES; REMOTE CONSULTATION; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77953846865     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: 14401614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00048671003614171     Document Type: Article

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