Reducing suicidal ideation: Cost-effectiveness analysis of a randomized controlled trial of unguided web-based self-help

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Van Spijker, Bregje A J ^a   Cristina Majo, M ^b   Smit, Filip ^b,c   Van Straten, Annemieke ^a   Kerkhof, Ad J F M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cognitive behavior therapy; Cost effectiveness; Internet; Randomized controlled trial; Suicidal ideation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; NETHERLANDS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SUICIDAL IDEATION;

ADULT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; NETHERLANDS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUICIDAL IDEATION;

EID: 84872453506     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.1966     Document Type: Article

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