Stress Gym: Feasibility of deploying a web-enhanced behavioral self-management program for stress in a military setting

Military Medicine

Volumn 175, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 487-493

  Williams, Arthur ^a   Hagerty, Bonnie M ^a   Brasington, Steve J ^c   Clem, Joseph B ^c   Williams, David A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER PORTSMOUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMPUTER INTERFACE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MILITARY MEDICINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CARE; SOLDIER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MILITARY PSYCHIATRY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; VIRGINIA;

EID: 77954648183     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7205/MILMED-D-09-00216     Document Type: Article

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