Computerized CBT (Think, Feel, Do) for depression and anxiety in children and adolescents: Outcomes and feedback from a pilot randomized controlled trial

Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 273-284

  Stallard, Paul ^a   Richardson, Thomas ^a   Velleman, Sophie ^a   Attwood, Megan ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

adolescents; anxiety; CBT; Children; computer; depression

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PERSONALITY TEST; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICS; THINKING; VIDEORECORDING;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CHILD; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EMOTIONS; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; SELF CONCEPT; SOFTWARE; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; THINKING; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 79956084034     PISSN: 13524658     EISSN: 14691833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S135246581000086X     Document Type: Article

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