Comparison of face-to-face versus email guided self-help for binge eating: Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Trials

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Jenkins, Paul E ^a,b   Luck, Amy ^a   Burrows, Alison ^a   Boughton, Nicky ^a  

^a WARNEFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical trial; Eating disorders; Email; Guided self help

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BINGE EATING DISORDER; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EMAIL GUIDED SELF HELP; FACE TO FACE GUIDED SELF HELP; FOLLOW UP; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF HELP; THERAPY DELAY; BINGE-EATING DISORDER; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; E-MAIL; ECONOMICS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE COST; METHODOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SELF CARE; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

BINGE-EATING DISORDER; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ELECTRONIC MAIL; ENGLAND; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RESEARCH DESIGN; SELF CARE; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84901619130     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17456215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1745-6215-15-181     Document Type: Article

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