Technological advances in psychotherapy: Implications for the assessment and treatment of obsessive compulsive disorder

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 47-55

  Lind, Christian ^a   Boschen, Mark J ^a   Morrissey, Shirley ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cellular phone; Computers; Handheld computer; Obsessive compulsive disorder; Psychotherapy

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PSYCHOEDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPUTERS, HANDHELD; HUMANS; OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 84871067374     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: 18737897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2012.09.004     Document Type: Review

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