Internet-Based Exposure Treatment Versus One-Session Exposure Treatment of Snake Phobia: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 284-291

  Andersson, Gerhard ^a,b   Waara, Johan ^c   Jonsson, Ulf ^b,c   Malmaeus, Fredrik ^c   Carlbring, Per ^d   Öst, Lars Göran ^b,d  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Internet treatment; one session exposure treatment; snake phobia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHOBIA; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CARE; SNAKE; TELECONSULTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPLOSIVE THERAPY; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOBIC DISORDERS; REMOTE CONSULTATION; SELF CARE; SNAKES; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84888109249     PISSN: 16506073     EISSN: 16512316     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16506073.2013.844202     Document Type: Article

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