The impact of telephone versus e-mail therapist guidance on treatment outcomes, therapeutic alliance and treatment engagement in Internet-delivered CBT for depression: A randomised pilot trial

Internet Interventions

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 182-187

  Lindner, Philip ^a   Olsson, Elinor Linderot ^b   Johnsson, Amanda ^b   Dahlin, Mats ^c   Andersson, Gerhard ^a,d   Carlbring, Per ^e  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Psykologpartners   (Sweden)

^d LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cognitive behavioral therapy; Depression; E mail; Internet intervention; Telephone; Therapist guided

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; E-MAIL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFORMATION SERVICE; INTERNET ADMINISTERED COGNITIVE BEHAVIOURAL THERAPY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MONTGOMERY ASBERG DEPRESSION RATING SCALE; OCCUPATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF REPORT; TELEPHONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORKING ALLIANCE INVENTORY;

EID: 84920154086     PISSN: 22147829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.invent.2014.09.001     Document Type: Article

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