Transdiagnostic Internet treatment for anxiety disorders: A randomized controlled trial

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 890-899

  Titov, Nickolai ^a   Andrews, Gavin ^a   Johnston, Luke ^a   Robinson, Emma ^b   Spence, Jay ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Internet; Internet cognitive behavioural therapy (iCBT); Randomized controlled trial (RCT); Transdiagnostic; Treatment

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; E-MAIL; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONLINE SYSTEM; PANIC; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGIST; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL PHOBIA; TELEMEDICINE; TELEPHONE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77955268717     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2010.05.014     Document Type: Article

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