Web-based cognitive behavior therapy for depression with and without telephone tracking in a national helpline: Secondary outcomes from a randomized controlled trial

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Farrer, Louise ^a   Christensen, Helen ^a   Griffiths, Kathleen M ^a   Mackinnon, Andrew ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

CBT; Cognitive behavior therapy; Depression; EHealth; Telephone support

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; INTERNET; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES;

COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; HUMANS; INTERNET; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF LIFE; STEREOTYPING; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84864184794     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.1859     Document Type: Conference Paper

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