Randomized controlled trial of Internet cognitive behavioural treatment for social phobia with and without motivational enhancement strategies

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 938-945

  Titov, Nickolai ^a   Andrews, Gavin ^a   Schwencke, Genevieve ^b   Robinson, Emma ^b   Peters, Lorna ^c   Spence, Jay ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Internet; Motivation; Randomized controlled trial; Social phobia; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; COPING BEHAVIOR; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFORMATION SERVICE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PHOBIA;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PHOBIC DISORDERS; SELF CARE; SELF EFFICACY; SHYNESS; TELEMEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77957993894     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: 14401614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00048674.2010.493859     Document Type: Article

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