Anxiety and depression: Online resources and management tools

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 382-386

  Reynolds, Julia ^a   Griffiths, Kathleen ^a   Christensen, Helen ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anxiety disorders; Computer assisted; Depressive disorders; Internet; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DEPRESSION; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT EDUCATION; SELF HELP;

ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDERS; AUSTRALIA; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; SELF-HELP GROUPS;

EID: 79959536883     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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