A meta-analysis of computerized cognitive-behavioral therapy for the treatment of DSM-5 anxiety disorders

Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 75, Issue 7, 2014, Pages

  Adelman, Caroline B ^a,c   Panza, Kaitlyn E ^d   Bartley, Christine A ^a   Bontempo, Allyson ^e   Bloch, Michael H ^a,b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; COMPUTERIZED COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DSM-5; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SYMPTOM; THERAPY EFFECT;

ANXIETY DISORDERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HUMANS; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 84905259807     PISSN: 01606689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4088/JCP.13r08894     Document Type: Article

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