Cognitive behavior therapy versus interpersonal psychotherapy for social anxiety disorder delivered via smartphone and computer: A randomized controlled trial

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 410-417

  Dagöö, Jesper ^a   Asplund, Robert Persson ^a   Bsenko, Helene Andersson ^b   Hjerling, Sofia ^c   Holmberg, Anna ^d   Westh, Susanne ^d   Öberg, Louise ^e   Ljótsson, Brjánn ^f   Carlbring, Per ^g   Furmark, Tomas ^c   Andersson, Gerhard ^a,f  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^f KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^g STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cognitive behavior therapy; Internet; Interpersonal psychotherapy; Smartphone; Social anxiety disorder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERPERSONAL PSYCHOTHERAPY; LIEBOWITZ SOCIAL ANXIETY SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILE PHONE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIAL PHOBIA; THERAPY EFFECT; YOUNG ADULT;

COGNITIVE BEHAVIOR THERAPY; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL PSYCHOTHERAPY; SMARTPHONE; SOCIAL ANXIETY DISORDER;

ADULT; AGED; CELLULAR PHONE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SELF CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84901251076     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: 18737897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2014.02.003     Document Type: Article

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