(Inter)personal computing: The role of the therapeutic relationship in E-mental health

Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 197-206

  Cavanagh, Kate ^a   Millings, Abigail ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CCBT; Common factors; Computer aided psychotherapy; E mental health; ICBT; Internet interventions; Internet therapy; Therapeutic relationship

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; DEPRESSION; E MENTAL HEALTH; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFORMATION; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MENTAL HEALTH; MOBILE PHONE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SELF HELP; TELETHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARIANCE; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

EID: 84885956926     PISSN: 00220116     EISSN: 15733564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10879-013-9242-z     Document Type: Article

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