Guided internet-delivered cognitive behavior therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder: A randomized controlled trial

Internet Interventions

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 33-40

  Ivarsson, David ^a   Blom, Marie ^a   Hesser, Hugo ^a   Carlbring, Per ^b   Enderby, Pia ^a   Nordberg, Rebecca ^a   Andersson, Gerhard ^a,c  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cognitive behavior therapy; Internet based treatment; PTSD; Randomized controlled trial; Self help; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BECK ANXIETY INVENTORY; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL GLOBAL IMPRESSION SCALE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPACT OF EVENTS SCALE; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; INTERNET; LIKERT SCALE; MALE; PARTNER VIOLENCE; POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DIAGNOSTIC SCALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOEDUCATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REMISSION; SYMPTOM CHECKLIST 90; TELEPHONE INTERVIEW; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 84904252331     PISSN: 22147829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.invent.2014.03.002     Document Type: Article

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