A Naturalistic Study of the Acceptability and Effectiveness of Internet-Delivered Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Psychiatric Disorders in Older Australians

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2013, Pages

  Mewton, Louise ^a,b   Sachdev, Perminder S ^a,c   Andrews, Gavin ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERNET DELIVERED COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY; KESSLER PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; ONLINE SYSTEM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PANIC; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SOCIAL PHOBIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION DISABILITY ASSESSMENT SCHEDULE II;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL MEDIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84881497831     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0071825     Document Type: Article

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