Web-based cognitive behavioral self-help intervention to reduce cocaine consumption in problematic cocaine users: Randomized controlled trial

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Schaub, Michael ^a   Sullivan, Robin ^a   Haug, Severin ^a   Stark, Lars ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b ARUD   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cocaine; Cognitive behavioral therapy; Internet; Randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CARE;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; COGNITION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF CARE;

EID: 84872460650     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.2244     Document Type: Article

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