The effectiveness of internet cognitive behaviour therapy (iCBT) for social anxiety disorder across two routine practice pathways

Internet Interventions

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 225-229

  Williams, Alishia D ^a,b   O'Moore, Kathleen ^a,b   Mason, Elizabeth ^a,b   Andrews, Gavin ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

ICBT; Internet cognitive behavioural therapy; Internet therapy; Social anxiety; Social phobia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE 9; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOCIAL PHOBIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84920176107     PISSN: 22147829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.invent.2014.11.001     Document Type: Article

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