Effectiveness of a web-based cognitive-behavioral tool to improve mental well-being in the general population: Randomized controlled trial

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Powell, John ^a   Hamborg, Thomas ^b   Stallard, Nigel ^b   Burls, Amanda ^a   Mcsorley, Jaime ^c   Bennett, Kylie ^d   Griffiths, Kathleen M ^d   Christensen, Helen ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^c Department of Health ^*  (United Kingdom)

^d AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Internet; Mental health; Public health; Randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TELEMEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; ANXIETY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEPRESSION; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TELEMEDICINE; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84877257430     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.2240     Document Type: Article

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