Effectiveness of transdiagnostic internet cognitive behavioural treatment for mixed anxiety and depression in primary care

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 165, Issue , 2014, Pages 45-52

  Newby, Jill M ^a   Mewton, Louise ^a   Williams, Alishia D ^a   Andrews, Gavin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Cognitive behaviour therapy; Depression; Effectiveness; Internet; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EFFECT SIZE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GENERALISED ANXIETY DISORDER 7 SCALE; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERNET; KESSLER DISTRESS SCALE 10; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI SOCIAL PHOBIA INVENTORY; MIXED ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; OPEN STUDY; PANIC; PANIC DISORDER SEVERITY SCALE SELF REPORT; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE 9; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL PHOBIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION DISABILITY ASSESSMENT SCHEDULE II; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDERS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROCEDURES; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY DISORDERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84900393149     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2014.04.037     Document Type: Article

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