Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial of internet-based cognitive-behavioural therapy for obsessive-compulsive disorder

BMC Psychiatry

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Kyrios, Michael ^a   Nedeljkovic, Maja ^a   Moulding, Richard ^b   Klein, Britt ^c,d   Austin, David ^b   Meyer, Denny ^a   Ahern, Claire ^a  

^a SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

^d AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

CBT; Cognitive behaviour therapy; Mental health; Obsessive compulsive disorder; OCD; Online intervention

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIAN; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOTHERAPIST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RELAXATION TRAINING; SEARCH ENGINE; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ACCEPTANCE; SOCIAL STIGMA; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TELEPHONE INTERVIEW; YALE BROWN OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE SCALE; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; AUSTRALIA; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; RESEARCH DESIGN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 84904533011     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1471244X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-244X-14-209     Document Type: Article

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