The InterHerz project - a web-based psychological treatment for cardiac patients with depression: Study protocol of a randomized controlled trial

Trials

Volumn 13, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Messerli Bürgy, Nadine ^a   Barth, Jürgen ^a   Berger, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Depression; Guided self help; Heart disease; Psychological treatment; Randomized controlled trial; Web based

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIAC PATIENT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEPRESSION; DEPREXIS; FOLLOW UP; HEART REHABILITATION; HUMAN; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SELF HELP; STRESS;

AFFECT; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; DEPRESSION; FEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGICAL; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; INTERNET; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RESEARCH DESIGN; SELF CARE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SWITZERLAND; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84872714269     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17456215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1745-6215-13-245     Document Type: Article

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