Group versus Internet-based cognitive-behavioral therapy for procrastination: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Internet Interventions

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 84-89

  Rozental, Alexander ^a   Forsström, David ^a   Nilsson, Simon ^b   Rizzo, Angela ^b   Carlbring, Per ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cognitive behavioral therapy; Group intervention; Internet interventions; Procrastination; Randomized controlled trial; Students

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOLLOW UP; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER ASSESSMENT; GROUP DYNAMICS; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERNET BASED COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONTGOMERY ASBERG DEPRESSION RATING SCALE; PATIENT MONITORING; PROCRASTINATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT; SELF HELP; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84904246023     PISSN: 22147829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.invent.2014.05.005     Document Type: Article

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