Internet-delivered interpersonal psychotherapy versus internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy for adults with depressive symptoms: Randomized controlled noninferiority trial

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2013, Pages

  Donker, Tara ^a   Bennett, Kylie ^b   Bennett, Anthony ^b   Mackinnon, Andrew ^c   Van Straten, Annemieke ^d,e   Cuijpers, Pim ^d,e   Christensen, Helen ^b   Griffiths, Kathleen M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^e VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cognitive behavior therapy; Depressive disorder; Internet; Interpersonal relations; Randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; YOUNG ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN RELATION; METHODOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

COGNITIVE BEHAVIOR THERAPY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 84878738263     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.2307     Document Type: Article

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