Design and methodology of a randomized clinical trial of home-based telemental health treatment for U.S. military personnel and veterans with depression

Contemporary Clinical Trials

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 134-144

  Luxton, David D ^a,b   Pruitt, Larry D ^a   O'Brien, Karen ^a   Stanfill, Katherine ^a   Jenkins Guarnieri, Michael A ^a   Johnson, Kristine ^a   Wagner, Amy ^c   Thomas, Elissa ^a   Gahm, Gregory A ^a,b  

^a National Center for Telehealth and Technology ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c PORTLAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Home based; Military; Telehealth; Telemental health; Veterans

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MILITARY SERVICE; PATIENT SAFETY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SOLDIER; TELEHEALTH; UNITED STATES; VETERAN; VIDEOCONFERENCING; VIDEORECORDING; ADULT; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROCEDURES; QUALITY OF LIFE; TELEMEDICINE;

ADULT; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESEARCH DESIGN; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES; VETERANS;

EID: 84899849226     PISSN: 15517144     EISSN: 15592030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2014.04.002     Document Type: Article

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