Examining self-guided internet-delivered cognitive behavior therapy for older adults with symptoms of anxiety and depression: Two feasibility open trials

Internet Interventions

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 17-23

  Dear, Blake F ^a   Zou, Judy B ^a   Ali, Shehzad ^b   Lorian, Carolyn N ^a   Johnston, Luke ^a   Terides, Matthew D ^a   Staples, Lauren G ^a   Gandy, Milena ^a   Fogliati, Vincent J ^a   Klein, Britt ^c,d   Titov, Nickolai ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

^d AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Cost and utility analysis ; Depression; Geriatric; Online therapy; Self guided

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC INTERVIEW SCHEDULE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MINI INTERNATIONAL NEUROPSYCHIATRIC INTERVIEW; ONLINE MONITORING; PANIC; PATIENT HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE 9; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL PHOBIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84919934614     PISSN: 22147829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.invent.2014.11.002     Document Type: Article

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