Improving Adherence and Clinical Outcomes in Self-Guided Internet Treatment for Anxiety and Depression: Randomised Controlled Trial

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2013, Pages

  Titov, Nickolai ^a   Dear, Blake F ^a   Johnston, Luke ^a   Lorian, Carolyn ^a   Zou, Judy ^a   Wootton, Bethany ^a   Spence, Jay ^a   McEvoy, Peter M ^b   Rapee, Ronald M ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; E-MAIL; FEMALE; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER 7; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INTERNET; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE 9; PATIENT SAFETY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CARE; TELEPSYCHIATRY; TELETHERAPY; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; AUSTRALIA; DEPRESSION; ELECTRONIC MAIL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRES; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879771201     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0062873     Document Type: Article

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