The clinical effectiveness of CBT-based guided self-help interventions for anxiety and depressive disorders: A systematic review

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2239-2252

  Coull, G ^a   Morris, P G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CBT; clinical practice; effectiveness; review; self help

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; SELF CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HUMANS; SELF CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80054941520     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291711000900     Document Type: Review

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