Therapeutic alliance in guided internet-delivered cognitive behavioural treatment of depression, generalized anxiety disorder and social anxiety disorder

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 544-550

  Andersson, Gerhard ^a,b   Paxling, Björn ^a   Wiwe, Maria ^a   Vernmark, Kristofer ^c   Felix, Christina Bertholds ^d   Lundborg, Lisa ^d   Furmark, Tomas ^d   Cuijpers, Pim ^e   Carlbring, Per ^f  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c Psykologpartners   (Sweden)

^d UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^f UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Generalized anxiety disorder; Internet delivered cognitive behaviour therapy; Major depression; Social anxiety disorder; Therapeutic alliance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; FACE TO FACE PSYCHOTHERAPY; FEMALE; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; INTERNET DELIVERED COGNITIVE BEHAVIOUR THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SOCIAL PHOBIA; WORKING ALLIANCE INVENTORY;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; PHOBIC DISORDERS; REMOTE CONSULTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84864304488     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: 1873622X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2012.05.003     Document Type: Article

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