Feasibility and outcome of a web-based self-help intervention for depressive symptoms in patients with multiple sclerosis: A pilot study

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 315, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 104-109

  Boeschoten, Rosa E ^a,b   Nieuwenhuis, Magdalena M ^a,b   Van Oppen, Patricia ^a,b   Uitdehaag, Bernard M J ^a,b   Polman, Chris H ^a,b   Collette, Emma H ^a   Cuijpers, Pim ^b,c   Beekman, Aartjan T F ^a,b   Dekker, Joost ^a,b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Internet; Multiple sclerosis; Pilot study; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RATING SCALE; SELF HELP; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEB BASED PROBLEM SOLVING THERAPY;

ADULT; DEPRESSION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PILOT PROJECTS; SELF CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84858000316     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: 18785883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2011.11.016     Document Type: Article

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