Online cognitive-behavioural treatment of bulimic symptoms: A randomized controlled trial

Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 308-318

  Ruwaard, Jeroen ^a,b   Lange, Alfred ^a   Broeksteeg, Janneke ^b   Renteria Agirre, Aitziber ^b   Schrieken, Bart ^b   Dolan, Conor V ^a   Emmelkamp, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b Interapy PLC   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bibliotherapy; Bulimia Nervosa; Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Methods; Computer assisted Protocol directed Therapy; Controlled Clinical Trials; Internet Intervention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BIBLIOTHERAPY; BULIMIA; COGNITIVE BEHAVIOUR THERAPY/METHODS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPUTER-ASSISTED PROTOCOL-DIRECTED THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERNET INTERVENTION; METHODOLOGY; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT DROPOUTS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

BIBLIOTHERAPY; BULIMIA NERVOSA; COGNITIVE BEHAVIOUR THERAPY/METHODS; COMPUTER-ASSISTED PROTOCOL-DIRECTED THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS; INTERNET INTERVENTION;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIBLIOTHERAPY; BULIMIA; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERNET; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT DROPOUTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 84880159359     PISSN: 10633995     EISSN: 10990879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cpp.1767     Document Type: Article

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