Patients' experiences of helpfulness in guided internet-based treatment for depression: Qualitative study of integrated therapeutic dimensions

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2013, Pages

  Lillevoll, Kjersti R ^a,b   Wilhelmsen, Maja ^b   Kolstrup, Nils ^b   Høifødt, Ragnhild Sørensen ^b   Waterloo, Knut ^b   Eisemann, Martin ^b   Risør, Mette Bech ^b  

^a Faculty of Health Sciences   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Depression; Guided self help; ICBT; Internet based cognitive behavioral therapy; Qualitative

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GUIDED SELF-HELP; HUMAN; ICBT; INTERNET; INTERNET-BASED COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; YOUNG ADULT;

DEPRESSION; GUIDED SELF-HELP; ICBT; INTERNET-BASED COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY; QUALITATIVE;

ADULT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84881047614     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.2531     Document Type: Article

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