Effectiveness of internet psychological treatments in mental health disorders

Handbook of Technology in Psychology, Psychiatry and Neurology: Theory, Research, and Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 395-422

  Gallego, M J ^a   Emmelkamp, P M G ^a  

^a Universit of Van Amersterdam   (Netherlands)

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