Internet-based stepped care with interactive support and cognitive behavioral therapy for reduction of anxiety and depressive symptoms in cancer - A clinical trial protocol

BMC Cancer

Volumn 13, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Mattsson, Susanne ^a   Alfonsson, Sven ^a   Carlsson, Maria ^a   Nygren, Peter ^b   Olsson, Erik ^a   Johansson, Birgitta ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Cancer; Depression; Internet; Psychosocial support

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EUROPEAN ORGANIZATION FOR RESEARCH AND TREATMENT OF CANCER QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE BREAST CANCER 23; EUROPEAN ORGANIZATION FOR RESEARCH AND TREATMENT OF CANCER QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE COLORECTAL CANCER 29; EUROPEAN ORGANIZATION FOR RESEARCH AND TREATMENT OF CANCER QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE CORE 30; EUROPEAN ORGANIZATION FOR RESEARCH AND TREATMENT OF CANCER QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE PROSTATE CANCER 25; FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTION; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; INTERACTIVE SUPPORT; INTERNET BASED STEPPED CARE; MONTGOMERY ASBERG DEPRESSION RATING SCALE; PATIENT CARE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER CIVILIAN VERSION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF HELP; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STANDARD CARE; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; ANXIETY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; NEOPLASM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

ANXIETY; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

EID: 84883648909     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712407     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2407-13-414     Document Type: Article

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