Experiences of a guided smartphone-based behavioral activation therapy for depression: A qualitative study

Internet Interventions

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 60-68

  Ly, Kien Hoa ^a   Janni, Elsa ^b   Wrede, Richard ^b   Sedem, Mina ^b   Donker, Tara ^c   Carlbring, Per ^b   Andersson, Gerhard ^a,d  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Behavioral activation; Depression; Mobile application; Smartphone treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AWARENESS; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EXPECTATION; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; INVOLUNTARY COMMITMENT; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MOBILE PHONE; MOTIVATION; PATIENT HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE 9; PSYCHOEDUCATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CONCEPT; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STRESS;

EID: 84920664685     PISSN: 22147829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.invent.2014.12.002     Document Type: Article

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