Snow Control - An RCT protocol for a web-based self-help therapy to reduce cocaine consumption in problematic cocaine users

BMC Psychiatry

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Schaub, Michael ^a   Sullivan, Robin ^a   Stark, Lars ^b  

^a Institut fur Sucht und Gesundheitsforschung Zurich   (Switzerland)

^b Working Group for the Low Risk Use of Drugs   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COCAINE;

ARTICLE; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; PSYCHOEDUCATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CONTROL; SELF HELP; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; ADDICTION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTERNET; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CARE; SOCIAL CONTROL;

BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; HUMANS; INTERNET; MOTIVATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SELF CARE; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 80053174823     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1471244X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-244X-11-153     Document Type: Article

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