An Internet-based guided self-help intervention for panic symptoms: Randomized controlled trial

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2013, Pages

  Van Ballegooijen, Wouter ^a   Riper, Heleen ^a,b   Klein, Britt ^c,d,e   Ebert, David Daniel ^b,f   Kramer, Jeannet ^g   Meulenbeek, Peter ^h,i   Cuijpers, Pim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b LEUPHANA UNIVERSITY OF LÜNEBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

^d AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^f PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^g NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION   (Netherlands)

^h Sprenge Building   (Netherlands)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anxiety disorders; Internet; Panic disorder; Patient adherence; Self help

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTERNET; PANIC DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CARE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; PANIC; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF-HELP;

HUMANS; INTERNET; PANIC DISORDER; SELF CARE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; WAITING LISTS;

ANXIETY DISORDERS; INTERNET; PANIC DISORDER; PATIENT ADHERENCE; SELF-HELP;

EID: 84883383746     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.2362     Document Type: Article

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