A content analysis of client e-mails in guided internet-based cognitive behavior therapy for depression

Internet Interventions

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 121-127

  Svartvatten, Natalie ^a   Segerlund, Mattias ^a   Dennhag, Inga ^a   Andersson, Gerhard ^b,c   Carlbring, Per ^d  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Client e mails; Cognitive behavior therapy; Content analysis; Depression; Guided internet based treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTENT ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; E-MAIL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET BASED COGNITIVE BEHAVIOR THERAPY; INTERNET THERAPIST; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; PATIENT HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE 9; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SELF EVALUATION; SELF HELP; SELF MONITORING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84924715504     PISSN: 22147829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.invent.2015.02.004     Document Type: Article

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