Guided Internet-based vs. face-to-face cognitive behavior therapy for psychiatric and somatic disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis

World Psychiatry

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 288-295

  Andersson, Gerhard ^a,b   Cuijpers, Pim ^c   Carlbring, Per ^d   Riper, Heleen ^c,e   Hedman, Erik ^b  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e LEUPHANA UNIVERSITY OF LÜNEBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anxiety and mood disorders; Face to face therapy; Guided Internet delivered cognitive behavior therapy; Metaanalysis; Somatic disorders

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY DISSATISFACTION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; DEPRESSION; EFFECT SIZE; GUIDED INTERNET DELIVERED COGNITIVE BEHAVIOR THERAPY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; MENTAL DISEASE; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PANIC; PHOBIA; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SOCIAL PHOBIA; SPIDER; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TINNITUS;

EID: 84904263650     PISSN: 17238617     EISSN: 20515545     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wps.20151     Document Type: Article

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