Motivational support provided via email improves the effectiveness of internet-delivered self-help treatment for insomnia: A randomized trial

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 51, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 797-805

  Lancee, Jaap ^a   van den Bout, Jan ^b   Sorbi, Marjolijn J ^b   van Straten, Annemieke ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cognitive behavior therapy; Insomnia; Internet; Support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; E-MAIL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; INTERNET; LATENT PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF HELP; SELF REPORT; SLEEP QUALITY; TREATMENT DURATION;

COGNITIVE BEHAVIOR THERAPY; INSOMNIA; INTERNET; SUPPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; ELECTRONIC MAIL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; SELF CARE; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84885357795     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: 1873622X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2013.09.004     Document Type: Article

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