ACT Internet-based vs face-to-face? A randomized controlled trial of two ways to deliver Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for depressive symptoms: An 18-month follow-up

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 61, Issue , 2014, Pages 43-54

  Lappalainen, Päivi ^a   Granlund, Anna ^a   Siltanen, Sari ^a   Ahonen, Suvi ^a   Vitikainen, Minna ^a   Tolvanen, Asko ^a   Lappalainen, Raimo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Acceptance and commitment therapy; Depressive symptoms; Face to face treatment; Internet treatment

Indexed keywords

ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT THERAPY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERNET; MALE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF HELP; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WELLBEING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; TELECONSULTATION;

ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT THERAPY; ADULT; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REMOTE CONSULTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84905858608     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: 1873622X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2014.07.006     Document Type: Article

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