Tailored internet-administered treatment of anxiety disorders for primary care patients: Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Trials

Volumn 13, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Nordgren, Lise B ^a   Andersson, Gerhard ^a,b   Kadowaki, Åsa ^c   Carlbring, Per ^d  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c Operations and Specialty Surgery Center   (Sweden)

^d UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Co morbidity; Cognitive behaviour therapy; Depression; Internet administered cognitive behaviour therapy; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERNET ADMINISTERED COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF REPORT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; COST OF ILLNESS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; METHODOLOGY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SWEDEN; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANXIETY DISORDERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; COST OF ILLNESS; DEPRESSION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERNET; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESEARCH DESIGN; SELF REPORT; SWEDEN; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84858158951     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17456215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1745-6215-13-16     Document Type: Article

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