Internet-based, culturally sensitive, problem-solving therapy for Turkish migrants with depression: Randomized controlled trial

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2013, Pages

  Ünlü Ince, Burçin ^a,b   Cuijpers, Pim ^a,b,c   Van'T Hof, Edith ^a,b   Van Ballegooijen, Wouter ^a,b   Christensen, Helen ^d   Riper, Heleen ^a,b,c  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c LEUPHANA UNIVERSITY OF LÜNEBURG   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Depression; Ethnic groups; Internet; Psychotherapy; Randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEPRESSION; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

DEPRESSION; ETHNIC GROUPS; INTERNET; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DEPRESSION; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROBLEM SOLVING; TURKEY;

EID: 84887876949     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.2853     Document Type: Article

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