A randomized controlled trial of internet-based therapy in depression

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 50, Issue 7-8, 2012, Pages 513-521

  Moritz, Steffen ^a   Schilling, Lisa ^a   Hauschildt, Marit ^a   Schröder, Johanna ^a   Treszl, András ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Depression; Deprexis; Intervention; Online therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSFUNCTIONAL ATTITUDES SCALE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ROSENBERG SELF ESTEEM SCALE; SELF ESTEEM; SELF HELP; TELETHERAPY; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SELF CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84862336194     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: 1873622X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2012.04.006     Document Type: Article

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