Effectiveness of guided internet-based cognitive behavior therapy in regular clinical settings

Verhaltenstherapie

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 140-148

  Andersson, Gerhard ^a,b   Hedman, Erik ^b  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anxiety and mood disorders; Dissemination; Effectiveness; Efficacy trial; ICBT; Internet based cognitive behavior therapy

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DEPRESSION; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HUMAN; INTERNET BASED COGNITIVE BEHAVIOR THERAPY; IRRITABLE COLON; MIXED ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION; OPEN STUDY; PANIC; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SOCIAL PHOBIA; TINNITUS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; INTERNET; KNOWLEDGE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER;

EID: 84884761570     PISSN: 10166262     EISSN: 14230402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000354779     Document Type: Review

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