Internet-based self-help treatment for depression in multiple sclerosis: study protocol of a randomized controlled trial

BMC Psychiatry

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages

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

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Depression; Internet; Multiple sclerosis; Randomized controlled trial; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; FATIGUE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TEXT MESSAGING; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; INTERVENTION STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PROBLEM SOLVING TREATMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF HELP; SELF REPORT;

CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REMOTE CONSULTATION; RESEARCH DESIGN; SELF CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84865980041     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1471244X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-244X-12-137     Document Type: Article

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